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Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | 1st Leg
Jun 28, 2022 at 11.15pm UK
Estadio Gran Parque Central

Nacional
2 - 0
Union

Fagundez (4'), Lozano (21')
Rodriguez (47'), Coelho (86'), Trasante (90')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Polenta (84')

Preview: Nacional vs. Union - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Copa Sudamericana clash between Nacional and Union, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Nacional and Union go head-to-head in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana knockout tie at the Gran Parque Central Stadium on Tuesday.

Both teams head into the game looking to steal an early march on the other ahead of the second leg which is set to take place next week.


Match preview

Nacional rounded off an underwhelming Copa Libertadores group-stage campaign with an emphatic 3-0 demolition of Brazilian outfit Bragantino on May 24.

First-half strikes from Alfonso Trezza and Camilo Candido put Pablo Repetto's men in the driving seat before a late own goal from Cleiton sealed the deal.

Since then, Bolsilludo have won four of their subsequent five league games and currently sit top of Group B in the Uruguayan Premier Division.

The Montevideo-based outfit now shift their attention to continental commitment, where they will be aiming to advance past the round of 16 stage, which spelt the end of the road for them last time out.

Having won their last four home games by an aggregate score of 11-0, Tuesday's hosts are well-placed to get the job done and secure a first-leg advantage.

Union de Santa Fe breezed past the challenge of Atletico Junior in their final Copa Sudamericana Group H fixture at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez.

Gustavo Munua's men took the lead early on thanks to an own goal from Omar Albornoz before strikes from Jonatan Alvez, Kevin Zenon and Matias Gallegos sealed the deal.

However, El Tate have only managed to pick up seven points from the following five league games and are in 12th place in the Argentine Primera Division as things stand.

Off the back of an impressive triumph over Boca Juniors in their last away fixture, Tuesday's visitors set out to record another feather in the cap on the road.

Nacional Copa Sudamericana form:
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • W

Nacional form (all competitions):
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W

Union Copa Sudamericana form:
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W

Union form (all competitions):
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • L
  • W


Team News

Camilo Candido was absent from Nacional's last league outing through suspension, but the defender is eligible to participate on Tuesday.

With three continental goals to his name in six games this term, Emanuel Gigliotti will be looking to come up trumps for the home side once more.

After coming off the bench to good effect in Union's triumph over Boca Juniors on Saturday, Franco Troyansky could be handed a place in the starting XI.

Jonatan Alvez will be a huge miss for the visitors off the back of a four-game scoring streak prior to his muscle injury which he picked a week ago.

Nacional possible starting lineup:
Rochet; Lozano, Marichal, Laborda, J. Rodriguez; Castro, Y. Rodriguez, Carballo, Zabala; Gigliotti, Fagundez

Union possible starting lineup:
Moyano; Esquivel, Britez, Aguero, Gerometta; Juarez, Portillo, Nardoni, Machuca; Canete, Gallegos


We say: Nacional 2-1 Union

There is little to choose between the sides coming into this one, and we expect an open and end-to-end affair with chances at both ends. We also fancy Nacional to claim a hard-fought win and take a narrow lead into the return leg.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Clausura
1PenarolPenarol1512213252738
2NacionalNacional15113137112636
3Racing de MontevideoRacing157621610627
4Boston RiverBoston River158251915426
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7Defensor SportingDefensor155551717020
8Miramar Misiones154741115-419
9LiverpoolLiverpool154651516-118
10River PlateRiver Plate155371520-518
11Montevideo WanderersWanderers154561520-517
12Rampla JuniorsRampla154471219-716
13FenixFenix154291428-1414
14CerroCerro15267920-1112
15Deportivo MaldonadoMaldonado1523101224-129
16ProgresoProgreso15159924-158
Group 1
1PenarolPenarol7421105514
2Montevideo WanderersWanderers7412119213
3Defensor SportingDefensor732275211
4FenixFenix7313109110
5River PlateRiver Plate722389-18
6ProgresoProgreso7223811-38
7Racing de MontevideoRacing7133810-26
8Deportivo MaldonadoMaldonado713359-46
 
Apertura
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2NacionalNacional15104131161534
3Defensor SportingDefensor1584331171428
4Boston RiverBoston River158342117427
5ProgresoProgreso157352525024
6Cerro Largo156361616021
7Racing de MontevideoRacing155462222019
8LiverpoolLiverpool154652224-218
9Montevideo WanderersWanderers155371520-518
10CerroCerro154561925-617
11Deportivo MaldonadoMaldonado154381419-515
12Rampla JuniorsRampla154381527-1215
13River PlateRiver Plate153572025-514
14DanubioDanubio153571319-614
15FenixFenix153481117-613
16Miramar Misiones152581828-1011
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