Students from La Plata beat this Tuesday by 1-0 to Montevideo National in the fourth day of Group C of the Libertadores Cupreached ten points out of a possible 12 and got one foot into the round of 16.
The only goal of the match played in the Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium the Uruguayan scored it Manuel Castro at 41 minutes.
Students from La Plata continues to lead Group C alone now with 10 points. National remained with four units and -2 goal difference, behind the Bragantine Brazilian, who has not yet played his fourth game and has four integers and 0 goal difference.
Velez Sarsfield, who will visit Bragantino this Thursday at the end of matchday four, is last with one point.
In the first half, both Estudiantes and Nacional jumped lines with long balls to the strikers.
The few dangerous plays were the product of free kicks, corner kicks or long throw-ins.
At 37 minutes, the Argentine Gustavo Del Prete He fell inside the rival area after a subtle blow and the entire stadium shouted for a penalty, but the referee did not penalize him.
Two minutes later, Nacional midfielder Brian Ocampo had to leave the field due to injury.
Before his replacement (Diego Zabala) could enter, Castro scored the 1-0 with a bitten shot that deflected on José Louis Rodriguez.
National He changed his strategy in the second half, took possession of the ball and looked for equality with short and precise passes.
The Uruguayans played almost the entire second half in the rival field, but they could not safely set foot in the local area.
Students he fell back and only tried to score the second counterattack goal.
In added time, Nacional demanded a penalty from the central judge Wilmar Roldán for a handball by Fabián Noguera inside the area, but the Colombian referee did not penalize him.
On the fifth day, Students from La Plata will visit Bragantino on May 17 and Nacional will host Vélez two days later.
The sixth and last day, which will be played on the 24th of this month, will face Nacional with Bragantino and Vélez with Estudiantes.
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