After announce the signing of striker Luis Suárez, National won on Wednesday Liverpool 1-0, won the Intermediate Tournament of the Uruguayan Championship and obtained a double celebration.
“Everyone’s enthusiasm, the love for colors and the joy of seeing you again with the most beautiful shirt in the world. Happy to have you home! @LuisSuarez9 #ElClubGiante”. With that message posted on his Twitter account, the Tricolor gave his fans the first joy of the day in the afternoon, who with their move #SuárezANacional became largely responsible for the return of the attacker.
At night, at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, the fans celebrated again. With a goal from Yonathan Rodríguez, the Tricolor won a game that they dominated from start to finish and put the finishing touch to a tournament in which they reached the final after adding 19 of a possible 21 points in Group B.
Joaquín Sosa and Federico Pereira, from Liverpool, dispute a ball with Alfonso Trezza
Shortly after the match began, Alfonso Trezza created the first dangerous move with a shot that missed over the crossbar. Number 19 was one of the National figures.
With a long shot from Santiago Romero, Liverpool got close for the first time after 19 minutes. This was one of the few times that the locals bothered goalkeeper Sergio Rochet, who did not receive a goal in seven of the eight games in the tournament.
Thirty minutes later, Rodríguez tipped the balance in favor of Pablo Repetto’s men. After a good move down the left, the number 5 shot from outside the area and made the fans scream, cheering their team on in the rain.
In the second half the dangerous plays were few and the match ended 0-1. In this way, Nacional won the Intermediate Tournament and its fans celebrated for the second time on a historic day for Uruguayan football.
Now, the Tricolor will change the chip and aim for the Closing and the Copa Sudamericana, two tournaments that they will face with a luxury reinforcement: Luis Suárez.
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