The 9th broke the streak of four draws in a row for the Tricolor and his team regains first place in the Clausura
Those from Montevideo also ensure the leadership of the accumulated Annual Table
A goal of Luis Suarez gave this Thursday the classification to National at the end of Uruguayan Championship after those led by Pablo Repetto won by 0-1 to the Albion at Centennial Stadium. A few minutes from the end and when the Tricolor’s fifth tie in a row seemed inevitable, a spectacular volley from the number 9 left the rival goalkeeper without options and put the finishing touch to his team’s night.
It is that in the absence of two dates to be disputed, the Nacional not only ensured the first place of the accumulated Annual Table -which classifies its winner to the championship final- but also returned to the top of the Closing Tournament. At this time, the Tricolor has 28 points, two more than River Plate and Deportivo Maldonado. The winner of that contest will face Liverpool in a semifinal, which in the first half of the year won the Apertura Tournament. Whoever wins that match will advance to the Uruguayan final. In case it is the National, champion will be consecrated without having to play that second instance.
In other meetings of the day, the boston river I was beaten by 2-1 to the Penarol but the meeting was discontinued by the referee due to incidents in one of the stands occupied by the visiting fans. According to this, next week the Uruguayan Football Association will have to decide if the last minutes are played or if Sastre keeps the three points. On the other hand, the Liverpool won by 0-1 to the River Plate thanks to a goal by Gastón Rodríguez and made Gustavo Díaz’s eleven lose first place, who will face Peñarol this weekend in a match that will put gold points at stake thinking about qualifying for the next Libertadores.
Furthermore, after three games without a win, the wanderers won by 2-1 to the small hillMeanwhile he Long Hill he won by the same result annuitants and sealed their stay in the First Division for another season. In other games, the Montevideo City beat him for 0-2 to the Colonia Square and the Sporting Defender matched 1-1 with the Danube.
