At De los Defensores del Chaco stadium, Nacional defeated Guaraní 3-2 and will play the Copa de Todos final for the first time.
Gustavo Caballero, Danilo Santacruz and Richard Prieto scored the goals for the Academy, while Diego Valdez and Luis Fariña converted for the aboriginal cast. The Tricolor will play the grand final on Friday, November 4 against Sportivo Ameliano, at the Villa Alegre stadium in Encarnación at 8:00 p.m.
Nacional has as a precedent the final of the Copa Libertadores de América in 2014, where it faced the Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro. On this occasion, they will seek to lift their first Copa Paraguay.
Details
Paraguayan Cup – Semifinal
Guarani 2-3 National
Stadium: Defensores del Chaco.
Referee: Derlis Lopez.
Assistants: Rodney Aquino and Luis Onieva.
Fourth referee: Juan López.
VAR: Eber Aquino.
AVAR: Jose Cuevas.
Support referee: Julio Quintana.
APF Delegate: Julio Gómez.
Goals: 12′ Diego Valdez and 77′ Luis Fariña (G); 29′ Gustavo Caballero, 34′ Danilo Santacruz and 90’+1′ Richard Prieto (N).
Booked: 11′ Julio González, 24′ Marcelo González, 45’+2’Fernando Fernández, 60′ Ariel Benítez and 62′ Ángel Benítez (G); 10′ Danilo Santacruz, 55′ Claudio Núñez, 63′ Orlando Gaona Lugo, 73′ Facundo Bruera, 67′ Wilson Ibarrola, 90′ Rubén Ríos and 90’+1 Richard Prieto (N). Sent off: 90’+1′ Luis Fariña and 90’+3′ Néstor Camacho (G).
Guarani (2): Devis Vázquez; Julio González, Fernando Román, Marcos Cáceres (44′ Ariel Benítez) and Marcelo Benítez (46′ Luis Fariña); Diego Valdez, Ángel Benítez, Walter Ortiz and Marcelo González (71′ Alberto Contrera); Nestor Camacho and Fernando Fernandez. DT: Fernando Jubero.
National (3): Santiago Rojas; Claudio Núñez, Rolando García Guerreño, Miguel Jacquet and Wilson Ibarrola; Rubén Ríos, Jordan Santacruz, Gustavo Caballero (78′ Richard Prieto) and Orlando Gaona Lugo (63′ Juan Franco); Danilo Santacruz (90´+4′ David Fleitas) and Facundo Bruera. DT: Pedro Sarabia.
