The urgency marked today the clash between striped and tricolor in Saxony for the regularization corresponding to date 2 of the Apertura 2023 tournament.
The Spanish Carlos Aitor García, interim coach of Olimpia, surprised with a line of three in defense (Luis Zárate, Mateo Gamarra and Richard Ortíz) and a populated midfield (Fernando Cardozo, Alejandro Silva, Sebastian QuintanaMarcos Gómez and Facundo Zavala) and the return of the Derlis González-Facundo Bruera duo in attack.
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For his part, the white-haired strategist Pedro Sarabia did not save anything and repeated almost the same eleven (Francisco Morel and Richard Cabrera entered) that came from falling before Guaraní (0-2).
A lot of seasoning and plenty of expectation, but little football. Slow first time and few ideas. It was played at a tiresome pace for wide passages. Olimpia attacked little, Nacional practically didn’t even try and inaccuracies were the order of the day.
Things improved somewhat in the complementary. The Dean was more insistent, the Academy was also in danger and the VAR had more than one conversation with the head judge.
The last 15 minutes were the most intense. Olimpia’s offense got quite close and the opponent’s responses were stinging. Back and forth.
Nacional finally struck (79′) with a great front-end by Gustavo Aguilar and Olimpia found parity moments later with a penalty that ended in a goal by Derlis González (84′) and a red card for defender Fernando Román.
Great header from Gustavo Aguilar that opened the account for @clubnacionalpy
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From a penalty kick, Derlis González equalized the score for @theclubOlympia
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Result that smiles fully at Libertad (16). Olimpia (9) is 7 integers from the lead and Nacional (8) eight. Both, far away and, if there is no reaction, out of the fight.
The entrance Share between Nacional and Olimpia that smiles at Libertad was first published on newspaper TODAY.
