2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Nacional
2008–09 season
Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso; (until July 15, 2009); Luis González
Primera Division	Winners (42nd title)
Torneo Apertura	1st (8th title)
Torneo Clausura	6th
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	6th
Copa Libertadores	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Santiago García; (10 goals); All: ; Santiago García; (13 goals)
	2009–10 →

Squad[]

As of August 2, 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	URU	Leonardo Burián
2	DF	URU	Alejandro Rodríguez
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez
4	DF	URU	Mauricio Victorino (vice-captain)
5	DF	URU	Martín Rodríguez
6	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez
7	DF	URU
8	MF	URU	Diego Arismendi
9	FW	URU	Alexander Medina
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales
11	FW	URU	Sergio Blanco
12	GK	URU	Nicola Pérez
13	FW	URU	Martín Cauteruccio
14	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro
15	DF	URU	Adrián Romero
16	FW	ARG	Marcos Mondaini
17	MF	URU	Roberto Brum
18	DF	URU	Pablo Caballero
19	DF	URU	Sebastián Coates
20	FW	URU	Santiago García
21	MF	URU	Oscar Javier Morales (captain)
22	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	URU	Jorge Cazulo
24	FW	URU	Gustavo Biscayzacú
25	GK	URU	Rodrigo Muñoz
—	GK	URU
—	GK	URU	Martín Tejera
—	DF	URU	Mathías Abero
—	DF	URU
—	DF	URU	Gerardo Acosta
—	DF	URU	Gastón Filgueira
—	DF	URU	Martín Galain
—	DF	URU
—	DF	URU
—	DF	CRC	Kendall Waston
—	MF	URU	Maximiliano Calzada
—	MF	URU
—	MF	URU	Luis Oyarbide
—	MF	URU	Mauricio Pereyra
—	MF	URU	Facundo Píriz
—	MF	URU	Santiago Romero
—	FW	URU
—	FW	URU
—	FW	URU

Transfers[]

In[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ARG	Federico Domínguez (from Apollon Limassol)
5	DF	URU	Martín Rodríguez (from Banfield)
6	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez (from LASK Linz)
9	FW	URU	Alexander Medina (from Racing Ferrol)
10	MF	ARG	Ángel Morales (from Olimpo)
16	FW	ARG	Marcos Mondaini (from Boca Juniors)
22	MF	URU	Álvaro Fernández (from Puebla)
23	MF	URU	Jorge Cazulo (from Defensor Sporting)
24	FW	URU	Gustavo Biscayzacú (from Colo-Colo)
25	GK	URU	Rodrigo Muñoz (from Cerro)
—	DF	URU	Gastón Filgueira (from Arsenal)
—	DF	ARG	Walter García (from Rubin Kazan)
—	DF	CRC	Kendall Waston (from Saprissa)

Out[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	URU	Alexis Viera (to América de Cali)
2	DF	URU	Deivis Barone (to Colón)
3	DF	URU	Pablo Melo (to Cerro)
7	FW	URU	Diego Perrone (to Danubio)
9	FW	URU	Bruno Fornaroli (to Sampdoria)
10	MF	URU	Martín Ligüera (to Olimpia)
13	MF	URU	Mathías Cardacio (to Milan)
15	MF	ARG	Nicolás Bertolo (to Banfield)
20	FW	URU	Richard Morales (to Grêmio)
24	FW	URU	Diego Vera (to Defensor Sporting)
—	DF	ARG	Walter García (to New York Red Bulls)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated on August 2, 2009.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Leonardo Burián	19	-28	12+1	-18	5+0	-10	1+0	0
2	DF		Alejandro Rodríguez	6	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Federico Domínguez	18	4	9+0	3	0+0	0	8+1	1
4	DF		Mauricio Victorino	29	5	20+1	4	0+0	0	8+0	1
5	DF		Martín Rodríguez	12	1	4+3	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
6	DF		Matías Rodríguez	37	0	28+0	0	0+1	0	8+0	0
7	DF			13	0	5+3	0	1+3	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Diego Arismendi	41	1	28+3	0	0+0	0	9+1	1
9	FW		Alexander Medina	32	7	14+10	6	0+0	0	8+0	1
10	MF		Ángel Morales	37	1	8+22	1	0+0	0	2+5	0
11	FW		Sergio Blanco	29	8	12+7	5	4+1	3	0+5	0
13	FW		Martín Cauteruccio	6	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Nicolás Lodeiro	35	8	23+2	4	0+0	0	8+2	4
15	DF		Adrián Romero	34	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	10+0	0
16	FW		Marcos Mondaini	16	3	7+2	1	0+0	0	6+1	2
17	MF		Roberto Brum	30	2	17+9	2	0+0	0	2+2	0
18	DF		Pablo Caballero	18	1	9+3	1	4+0	0	1+1	0
19	DF		Sebastián Coates	20	4	11+0	3	4+0	0	5+0	1
20	FW		Santiago García	42	13	24+6	10	4+0	2	2+6	1
21	MF		Oscar Javier Morales	36	1	24+3	1	0+0	0	9+0	0
22	MF		Álvaro Fernández	26	8	14+2	6	1+0	0	8+1	2
23	MF		Jorge Cazulo	9	2	3+4	1	2+0	1	0+0	0
24	FW		Gustavo Biscayzacú	17	8	6+6	8	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	GK		Rodrigo Muñoz	25	-25	16+0	-18	0+0	0	9+0	-7
—	GK		Alexis Viera*	8	-3	8+0	-3	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Mathías Abero	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Gastón Filgueira	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF		Martín Galain	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
—	DF		Pablo Melo*	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Maximiliano Calzada	6	0	0+1	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Martín Ligüera*	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Luis Oyarbide	5	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
—	MF		Mauricio Pereyra	13	0	3+1	0	5+0	0	0+4	0
—	MF		Facundo Píriz	10	0	2+4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
—	FW			2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW			3	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
—	FW		Diego Vera*	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Note

* = Players who left the club mid-season

Top scorers[]

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	Copa Libertadores	Total
1	20	Santiago García	10	2	1	13
2	11	Sergio Blanco	5	3	0	8
=	14	Nicolás Lodeiro	4	0	4	8
=	22	Álvaro Fernández	6	0	2	8
=	24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	8	0	0	8
6	9	Alexander Medina	6	0	1	7
7	4	Mauricio Victorino	4	0	1	5
8	3	Federico Domínguez	3	0	1	4
=	19	Sebastián Coates	3	0	1	4
10	15	Adrián Romero	3	0	0	3
=	16	Marcos Mondaini	1	0	2	3
12	17	Roberto Brum	2	0	0	2
=	23	Jorge Cazulo	1	1	0	2
14	5	Martín Rodríguez	0	1	0	1
=	8	Diego Arismendi	0	0	1	1
=	10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	1
=	18	Pablo Caballero	1	0	0	1
=	21	Oscar Javier Morales	1	0	0	1
=	—	Gastón Filgueira	1	0	0	1
		Own Goals	1	1	0	2
		Total	61	8	14	83

Disciplinary record[]

Position	Nation	Number	Name
Position	Nation	Number	Name	Primera División Uruguaya		Liguilla Pre-Libertadores		Copa Libertadores		Total
GK		1	Leonardo Burián	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		2	Alejandro Rodríguez	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF		3	Federico Domínguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		4	Mauricio Victorino	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF		5	Martín Rodríguez	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	1
DF		6	Matías Rodríguez	10	1	0	0	2	0	12	1
DF		7		1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
MF		8	Diego Arismendi	14	1	0	0	3	0	17	1
FW		9	Alexander Medina	6	1	0	0	4	0	10	1
MF		10	Ángel Morales	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		11	Sergio Blanco	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF		14	Nicolás Lodeiro	6	1	0	0	1	0	7	1
DF		15	Adrián Romero	4	3	0	0	1	0	5	3
MF		17	Roberto Brum	13	0	0	0	0	1	13	1
DF		18	Pablo Caballero	3	0	2	1	1	0	6	1
DF		19	Sebastián Coates	2	0	2	1	1	0	5	1
FW		20	Santiago García	4	1	1	1	1	1	6	3
MF		21	Oscar Javier Morales	11	1	0	0	5	0	16	1
MF		22	Álvaro Fernández	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
MF		23	Jorge Cazulo	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
FW		24	Gustavo Biscayzacú	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		25	Rodrigo Muñoz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		—	Alexis Viera*	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Mathías Abero	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
DF		—	Gastón Filgueira	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF		—	Martín Galain	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		—	Pablo Melo*	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
MF		—	Maximiliano Calzada	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
MF		—	Martín Ligüera*	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		—	Mauricio Pereyra	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
FW		—	Facundo Píriz	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
FW		—	Diego Vera*	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
			Total	113	10	21	3	21	2	155	15

Note

* = Players who left the club mid-season

Captains[]

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
21	MF	Oscar Javier Morales	33
15	DF	Adrián Romero	7
19	DF	Sebastián Coates	4
4	DF	Mauricio Victorino	3
18	DF	Pablo Caballero	3

Penalties Awarded[]

Date	Success?	Penalty Taker	Opponent	Competition
2008-11-01	Y	Santiago García	Liverpool	Primera División
2008-12-17	Y	Sergio Blanco	Peñarol	Primera División
2009-02-07	Y	Sergio Blanco	Central Español	Primera División
2009-03-22	Y	Federico Domínguez	Cerro Largo	Primera División
2009-04-12	N	Nicolás Lodeiro	Montevideo Wanderers	Primera División
2009-04-26	N	Federico Domínguez	Liverpool	Primera División
2009-07-08	Y	Santiago García	Defensor Sporting	Primera División

International players[]

The following is a list of all squad members who have played for their national sides during the 2008–09 season. Players in bold were in the starting XI for their national side.

14 October 2008

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Diego Arismendi	Bolivia	90	0

20 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Bolivia U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Bolivia U-20	71	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Bolivia U-20	90	2
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Bolivia U-20	66	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Bolivia U-20	24	0

22 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Chile U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Chile U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Chile U-20	32	0

24 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Paraguay U-20	90	1
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	75	1
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	15	0

28 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	29

31 January 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Brazil U-20	90
URU U-20	Santiago García	Brazil U-20	62
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Brazil U-20	28
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Brazil U-20	28

2 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Nicola Pérez	Colombia U-20	20
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Colombia U-20	90
URU U-20	Santiago García	Colombia U-20	74

4 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Argentina U-20	90
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Argentina U-20	90
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Argentina U-20	68
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Argentina U-20	25

6 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Sebastián Coates	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Mauricio Pereyra	Paraguay U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Paraguay U-20	45	1

8 February 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU U-20	Nicolás Lodeiro	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Facundo Píriz	Venezuela U-20	56	0
URU U-20	Maximiliano Calzada	Venezuela U-20	90	0
URU U-20	Santiago García	Venezuela U-20	69	1

2 April 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Chile	60	0

6 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Brazil	25	0

11 June 2009

Name		Opponents	Mins.	Goals
URU	Álvaro Fernández	Venezuela	45	0

Starting 11[]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
25	GK	Muñoz	25	Burián has 18 starts
4	CB	Victorino	28
19	CB	Coates	20
15	CB	Romero	31
21	DM	O. Morales	33	Brum has 19 starts
8	RW	Arismendi	37
6	LW	Matías Rodríguez	36	Domínguez has 17 starts
22	RW	Fernández	23	Caballero has 14 starts
14	AM	Lodeiro	31	A. Morales has 10 starts
20	FW	S. García	30	Mondaini has 13 starts
9	FW	Medina	22	Blanco has 16 starts Biscayzacú has 11 starts

Last updated: 2 Aug 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Muñoz

Coates

Victorino

Romero

O. Morales

Arismendi

Fernández

M. Rodríguez

Lodeiro

S. García

Medina

Overall[]

Games played	50 (35 Primera División Uruguaya, 5 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 10 Copa Libertadores)
Games won	25 (20 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games drawn	14 (9 Primera División Uruguaya, 1 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 4 Copa Libertadores)
Games lost	11 (6 Primera División Uruguaya, 3 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2 Copa Libertadores)
Goals scored	83
Goals conceded	58
Goal difference	+25
Yellow cards	115
Red cards	15
Worst discipline	Santiago García (6 , 3 )
Best result	3-0 (A) v Nacional - Copa Libertadores 2009.02.13 4-1 (A) v Racing - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.03.14 3-0 (H) v River Plate - Copa Libertadores 2009.03.19 3-0 (N) v Defensor Sporting - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.07.08
Worst result	0-3 (H) v Central Español - Primera División Uruguaya 2009.06.13
Most appearances	Santiago García (42 appearances)
Top scorer	Santiago García (13 goals)

Last updated: August 2
Source: Nacional

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

Position	Staff
Manager	Gerardo Pelusso (until July 15, 2009) Luis González
Assistant Manager	Mauricio Larriera
Second Assistant Manager	Willians Lemus
Goalkeeping Coach	Darwin Dalmás
Team Fitness Coach	Javier Carballo Fernando Cal
Club Doctor	Carlos Suero
First Team Collaborator	Ruben Sosa

Last updated: 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Other information[]

Chairman	Ricardo Alarcón
Sports Manager	Daniel Henríquez
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estadio Gran Parque Central (22,000 / 105x70 meters)

Updated to match played 02 August 2009
Source: Nacional

Team Kit[]

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Sinteplast
Macri Sport Center
EGA

Home

Away

Third kit

Friendlies[]

2008-08-16

15:30 (UTC-3)

	0 – 7	Nacional
	Report	Blanco 6', 9', 25' Cauteruccio 32' Victorino 57' 77' 83'

, Florida

Attendance: 4,000

2008-10-10

9:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Racing
Medina 34' Vera 43' Cauteruccio 69'	Report	Quiñones 48', 85' (pen.)

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

2009-01-15

10:00 (UTC-3)

	3 – 1	Nacional
15', 72', 84'	Report	Victorino 34'

Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia

Attendance: 2,000

2009-01-25

18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuary
Cazulo 86'	Report

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 19,000

2009-03-25

18:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	4 – 2	Rentistas
Oyarbide 18', 52' Cauteruccio 43' Biscayzacú 68'	Report	Sandoval 31' (pen.), 75'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Copa Bimbo[]

Semi-finals[]

2009-01-17

19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Peñarol
Matías Rodríguez 24' Domínguez 39' Blanco 45+1' (pen.) Medina 55' Romero 68' Filgueira 79'	Report	Bueno 15' Alcoba 34' Mozzo 45' Arias 65' F. Pérez 67' Bueno 81' Pacheco 87'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

Final[]

2009-01-21

22:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 4	Cruzeiro
Medina 28'	Report	Elicarlos 8' Ramires 26' Thiago Ribeiro 36' Wellington Paulista 38' Jancarlos 73'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

Primera División Uruguaya[]

Apertura's table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Danubio	15	10	2	3	27	15	+12	32	Final Playoff
2	Nacional	15	10	2	3	23	13	+10	32	Final Playoff
3	Defensor Sporting	15	9	3	3	23	12	+11	30
4	Racing	15	7	6	2	24	12	+12	27
5	Liverpool	15	7	6	2	24	14	+10	27

Updated to match(es) played on February 7, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

The apertura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches[]

2008-08-23

15:30 (UTC-3)

Juventud	0 – 1	Nacional
10' 36' 27' Peirano 29' Bueno 80'	Report	Romero 47' Arismendi 49' Matías Rodríguez 75' 90'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

Referee: Héctor Martínez

2008-09-13

15:30 (UTC-3)

Tacuarembó	0 – 2	Nacional
	Report	Brum 44' 83' Filgueira 58' Caballero 90+2'

Estadio Ingeniero Raùl Goyenola, Tacuarembó

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2008-09-27

15:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Racing
S. García 8', 72' Melo 22' Arismendi 33'	Report	Balsas 24' 29' Díaz 44' 64' 78'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-09-27

15:30 (UTC-3)

Cerro Largo	2 – 3	Nacional
20', 67' Souza 54' 55' 82' 90'	Report	A. Morales 5' 86' Filgueira 10' Lodeiro 25' Romero 28' Vera 84' Brum 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Heber Rodríguez

2008-10-05

16:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Defensor Sporting
Gaglianone 19' (o.g.) Brum 22' Arismendi 45' 69' Vera 63' Melo 76' Medina 85'	Report	de Souza 8', 78' (pen.) 26' Curbelo 36' Díaz 45' Maximiliano Pérez 56' Suárez 63' Risso 66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Martín Vázquez

2008-10-18

16:30 (UTC-3)

Montevideo Wanderers	0 – 1	Nacional
40' Quagliotti 54' 90' Laserda 88'	Report	Lodeiro 17' M. Rodríguez 39' Brum 39' Melo 86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2008-10-26

16:30 (UTC-3)

Bella Vista	0 – 1	Nacional
4' Camacho 13' 37' 42'	Report	Melo 28' Filgueira 52' Arismendi 67' S. García 72' O. Morales 73'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-11-01

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Liverpool
Filgueira 17' Lodeiro 41' Melo 76' S. García 76' (pen.)	Report	Aranda 12' 42' 47' Lalinde 52' Castro 68' Alfaro 70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Gustavo Siegler

2008-11-08

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Rampla Juniors
O. Morales 17' Medina 42' 42' Viera 85'	Report	45' Perujo 57' 75' 75'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2008-11-16

17:00 (UTC-3)

Danubio	1 – 0	Nacional
Malrrechaufe 20' Ferro 49' J. García 50' Amarilla 89'	Report	Medina 48' S. García 67' Arismendi 70' Romero 90+3'

Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2008-12-03

19:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Villa Española
Ligüera 19' Blanco 22' Cazulo 45' Melo 52' S. García 54' Arismendi 59' Brum 89'	Report	M. Novick 14' Figueredo 70' 86'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Martín Vázquez

2008-12-06

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 3	Cerro
Medina 12' 64' Brum 45' Blanco 49' Arismendi 54' Melo 59' Ligüera 62' Victorino 87'	Report	35' Pallante 65' Muñoz 65' (pen.), 70' 76'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2008-12-14

17:00 (UTC-3)

Peñarol	0 – 1	Nacional
Bueno 4' Mozzo 5' 41' Alcoba 70'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 28' Ligüera 55' Melo 64' S. García 67' 72' Blanco 72' (pen.) Arismendi 88'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2008-12-17

19:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 2	River Plate
Burián 8' Filgueira 40' O. Morales 42' Melo 71' Brum 85'	Report	Giménez 34' 40' J. Rodríguez 49' Ortíz 87' Nicolay 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-02-07

17:00 (UTC-3)

Central Español	1 – 2	Nacional
Lemos 6' 23' 52' Andrés Fernández 57' 67' Semperena 65'	Report	Blanco 25' (pen.) Álvaro Fernández 37'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Juan Cardellino

Final[]

2009-02-15

19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Danubio
Galain 20' Romero 38' 51' Fernández 60' S. García 77' Caballero 81'	Report	R. Rodríguez 2' Ifrán 34' S. Rodríguez 36' Malrrechaufe 65' Ferro 83' Amarilla 89'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Clausura's table[]

Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Liverpool	14	7	4	3	23	17	+6	25
5	Peñarol	14	7	2	5	22	15	+7	23
6	Nacional	14	6	5	3	27	21	+6	23
7	Racing	14	6	5	3	22	17	+5	23
8	Montevideo Wanderers	14	6	3	5	25	24	+1	21

Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

The clausura's winner qualifies for the semifinal of the Primera División

Matches[]

2009-02-22

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Juventud
Álvaro Fernández 22' Medina 87'	Report	Pizzichillo 28' Peirano 43' Britos 48' 53' 66' 72' 84' 85'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Javier Bentancur

2009-03-08

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 0	Tacuarembó
Domínguez 21' O. Morales 62' Matías Rodríguez 77'	Report	37' 57' 90' Silva 64'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

2009-03-14

17:00 (UTC-3)

Racing	1 – 4	Nacional
27' Blanes 36'	Report	Victorino 55' Fernández 57' Domínguez 60' Medina 90', 90+4' Matías Rodríguez 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

2009-03-22

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Cerro Largo
Arismendi 80' Domínguez 85' (pen.) Victorino 90+4'	Report	Olivera 12' 89' 41' 56'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Robert Tabeira

2009-03-22

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	3 – 2	Nacional
Gaglianone 23' 81' Marchant 27' Amado 29' de Souza 60' 90' (pen.), 90+2'	Report	Fernández 11' Matías Rodríguez 36' Arismendi 54' O. Morales 80' Lodeiro 83' Victorino 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-04-12

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 2	Montevideo Wanderers
46' Mondaini 70' M. Pereyra 71' O. Morales 84' Brum 90'	Report	Peña 23' Corujo 30' Charquero 34', 45' 43' Tellechea 63' Palau 66'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-04-18

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Bella Vista
Matías Rodríguez 30' S. García 32', 89' Brum 68'	Report	Martuciello 57' Alvez 81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk

2009-04-26

17:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	1 – 1	Nacional
Rodales 13' Figueroa 33' Correa 61' Vázquez 56' Tejera 66'	Report	Victorino 37' Brum 56' Coates 60'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Fredy De Seja

2009-05-03

17:00 (UTC-3)

Rampla Juniors	1 – 3	Nacional
33' Bonjour 44' 56' 87'	Report	13' S. García 20' Biscayzacú 67' Lodeiro 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Juan Cardellino

2009-05-09

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 0	Danubio
Matías Rodríguez 8' Biscayzacú 15', 53' O. Morales 22' Romero 55'	Report	J. García 34' 52' Ferro 62' Delgado 65' R. Rodríguez 75' Amarilla 81'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Referee: Luis Larrañaga

2009-05-17

17:00 (UTC-3)

Cerro	2 – 2	Nacional
33' 33' Melo 52' 74' Pallante 78' (pen.)	Report	Biscayzacú 3' Arismendi 28' Brum 45' Victorino 53' Martín Rodríguez 75' 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Gustavo Siegler

2009-05-24

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 2	Peñarol
Biscayzacú 15', 41', 74' 81' Victorino 19' Coates 37' O. Morales 61' 81' Matías Rodríguez 89' Muñoz 90+4'	Report	Pacheco 20', 39' (pen.) O. Pérez 22' de los Santos 25' Alcoba 60' Bueno 80' 90+1' Darío Rodríguez 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-05-31

17:00 (UTC-3)

River Plate	2 – 1	Nacional
Ezquerra 29' Giménez 62' Córdoba 77' 88'	Report	S. García 38' Brum 50' Martín Rodríguez 65' Blanco 90+2'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Darío Ubríaco

2009-06-13

16:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Central Español
Píriz 36' Abero 43' Cazulo 47' Caballero 69'	Report	Gutiérrez 19' Coelho 35' 44' 50' 47' 79'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Marcelo López

Aggregate table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Defensor Sporting	29	20	4	5	52	27	+25	64	Championship Playoffs and the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
2	Nacional	29	16	7	6	49	34	+15	55	Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3	Cerro	29	15	7	7	50	25	+25	52
4	Liverpool	29	14	10	5	44	32	+12	52
5	River Plate	29	14	8	7	49	34	+15	50

Updated to match(es) played on June 18, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

The aggregate's winners qualify to Primera División Uruguaya final
The aggregate's top-six qualify to Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	2	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-18. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation table[]

Pos	Team	2007-08 Pts.	2008-09 Pts.	Total Pts	Total Pld	Avg
1	Defensor Sporting	66	64	130	59	2.203
2	River Plate	61	50	111	59	1.881
3	Nacional	55	55	110	59	1.864
4	Peñarol	54	48	102	59	1.729
5	Racing	0	50	50	29	1.724
6	Liverpool	43	52	95	59	1.610
7	Danubio	46	47	93	59	1.576
8	Cerro	37	52	89	59	1.508
9	Montevideo Wanderers	44	35	79	59	1.339
10	Rampla Juniors	47	19	66	59	1.119
11	Central Español	32	32	64	59	1.085
12	Tacuarembó	34	29	63	59	1.068
13	Cerro Largo	0	28	28	29	0.966
14	Juventud (R)	40	16	56	59	0.949
15	Bella Vista (R)	23	27	50	59	0.847
16	Villa Española (R)	0	12	12	15	0.800

As of June 18, 2009.

The three clubs with the lowest average of points over the last two seasons are relegated.

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

2009-06-21

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 1	Nacional
de Souza 24' Risso 27' Díaz 28'	Report	Matías Rodríguez 10' 60' Lodeiro 18' 21' Domínguez 38' O. Morales 45' Medina 53' Arismendi 84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg[]

2009-07-05

17:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Romero 24' Arismendi 48' O. Morales 65' Lodeiro 70' 75' Medina 85' Victorino 90'	Report	Vera 37' 44' Marchant 41' Navarro 70'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Darío Ubriaco

Third leg[]

2009-07-08

21:10 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	0 – 3	Nacional
Díaz 16' Pintos 38' de Souza 61' Vila 85'	Report	Medina 23' S. García 32' (pen.) 63' Caballero 40' Coates 74' Fernández 77'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera

Nacional won 5–2 on points.

Final[]

First leg[]

2009-07-12

17:00 (UTC-3)

Defensor Sporting	1 – 2	Nacional
Silva 45' Curbelo 55' Amado 59' Pintos 66' Gaglianone 85'	Report	Fernández 20' Medina 45' Coates 49' 78' Biscayzacú 86' O. Morales 90'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Martín Vázquez

Second leg[]

2009-07-15

21:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Defensor Sporting
Victorino 27' Fernández 32' Lodeiro 86' 86'	Report	Herrera 34' Navarro 59' Amado 64' 78'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda

Nacional won 6–0 on points.

Copa Libertadores[]

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nacional	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14
2	Universidad San Martín	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8
3	River Plate	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
4	Nacional	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Source:^{[citation needed]}

2009-02-12

19:00 (UTC-3)

Nacional	2 – 1	Universidad San Martín
Domínguez 30' Lodeiro 90+2'	Report	Arzuaga 39' 46' Hinostroza 59' 74' Ramos 79'

Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo

Attendance: 11,518

Referee:

2009-02-18

18:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 3	Nacional
Melgarejo 40'	Report	Fernández 9' 54' Lodeiro 38' Mondaini 64'

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción

Attendance: 1,307

Referee: Leonardo Gaciba

2009-03-19

21:45 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 0	River Plate
Medina 31' Álvaro Fernández 40' Arismendi 45' Lodeiro 73' O. Morales 90+1' S. García 90+3' Victorino 90+5'	Report	Ferrari 29' Augusto Fernández 31' 53'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 47,571

Referee:

2009-04-07

21:15 (UTC-3)

River Plate	0 – 0	Nacional
Ahumada 24' Sánchez 34'	Report	O. Morales 38' Medina 50'

Estadio Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires

Referee: Salvio Fagundes

2009-04-21

22:30 (UTC-3)

Universidad San Martín	1 – 1	Nacional
Ludueña 88'	Report	S. García 28' Mondaini 74' O. Morales 79'

Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima

Referee: Carlos Simon

2009-04-30

21:30 (UTC-3)

Nacional	3 – 1	Nacional
Arismendi 29' Caballero 59' Coates 80' 88' Lodeiro 90+1'	Report	Núñez 9' Riveros 32' Miranda 38' 62'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: René Ortubé

Round of 16[]

First leg[]

Nacional	–	San Luis

Second leg[]

San Luis	–	Nacional

San Luis withdrew from the tournament over the H1N1 flu outbreak in Mexico

Quarterfinals[]

First leg[]

2009-05-28

22:00 (UTC-3)

Palmeiras	1 – 1	Nacional
Armero 18' Diego Souza 55' Obina 61' Pierre 85'	Report	O. Morales 42' S. García 80' Fernández 90+1' Brum 90+4'

Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo

Attendance: 24,737

Referee: Carlos Torres

Second leg[]

2009-06-17

19:20 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Palmeiras
Medina 45' Lodeiro 69' O. Morales 90'	Report	Diego Souza 72'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 46,269

Referee: Carlos Vera

Nacional 1–1 Palmeiras on aggregate. Nacional won on away goals.

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

2009-06-28

19:30 (UTC-3)

Estudiantes	1 – 0	Nacional
Galván 14' Benítez 47'	Report	Romero 39' Arismendi 61' Matías Rodríguez 69'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

Referee: René Ortubé

Second leg[]

2009-07-01

21:15 (UTC-3)

Nacional	1 – 2	Estudiantes
Medina 17' 75' Matías Rodríguez 57' Arismendi 88'	Report	E. Pérez 9' Boselli 52', 90+1' 52' Sánchez 64' Braña 71' Andújar 84'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 46,983

Referee: Carlos Torres

Estudiantes won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Racing	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10	2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3	River Plate	5	2	0	3	7	11	−4	6	2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
4	Liverpool	5	1	2	2	6	7	−1	5	Playoff
5	Defensor Sporting	5	1	2	2	5	6	−1	5	Playoff
6	Nacional	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4

Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd playoff (if needed)

The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' champion qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 group stage
The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' runners-up qualify to Copa Libertadores 2010 preliminary round
The Liguilla Pre-Libertadores' third and fourth place qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage
If Nacional finish in the top-four qualify to Copa Sudamericana 2009 first stage

Matches[]

2009-07-19

15:10 (UTC-3)

Cerro	3 – 1	Nacional
Pallante 29' Dadomo 40' Núñez 57' Boghossian 64' Melo 90+3'	Report	Calzada 16' 30' 37' Coates 67' Blanco 85'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Roberto Silvera

2009-07-23

20:10 (UTC-3)

Racing	3 – 2	Nacional
Blanes 21' Torres 38' 63' Balsas 78'	Report	Blanco 15' Martín Rodríguez 34' Abero 48' Cazulo 61' A. Rodríguez 64' Blanco 75' M. Pereyra 67' Caballero 88'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

2009-07-26

17:10 (UTC-3)

River Plate	4 – 2	Nacional
Giménez 19' J. Rodríguez 22' 66' Montelongo 40', 90' (pen.) Zambrana 45' Conceicao 85'	Report	Cazulo 5' S. García 12' 20' A. Rodríguez 16' Coates 69' Blanco 62' 78' Martín Rodríguez 84'

Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo

Referee: Oscar Rojas

2009-07-29

15:10 (UTC-3)

Nacional	0 – 0	Defensor Sporting
Calzada 32' Cazulo 32' Caballero 40' Martín Rodríguez 66' A. Rodríguez 83'	Report	Ariosa 10' Curbelo 16' 76' Risso 48' Díaz 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Luis Larrañaga

2009-08-02

15:00 (UTC-3)

Liverpool	2 – 3	Nacional
Lalinde 81' Alfaro 89'	Report	Caballero 45' Burián 45+1' Macchi 61' (o.g.) S. García 74', 80'

Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo

Referee: Fernando Falce

Records[]

Doubles achieved[]

Opponent	Home result	Away result
Tacuarembó	1–0	2–0
Racing	2–0	4–1
Bella Vista	2–0	1–0
Rampla Juniors	2–0	3–1
Peñarol	3–2	1–0
Defensor Sporting	2–1	2–1
Nacional (Paraguay)	3–1	3–0

Comeback[]

Nacional have conceded the first goal in a match 17 times this season in the Primera División, the Liguille Pre-Libertadores and the Copa Libertadores, recorded 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 loss.

Opponent	H/A	Result	Scoreline
Danubio	N	2–1	S. Rodríguez 36', Fernández 60', S. García 77'
Racing	A	4–1	Blanes 36', Fernández 57', Domínguez 60', Medina 90', 90+4'
Defensor Sporting	A	2–1	Pintos 66', Coates 68', Biscayzacú 86'
Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Núñez 9', Arismendi 29', Coates 80', Lodeiro 90+1'

Biggest winning margin[]

#	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition
1	Racing	A	4–1	Primera División
2	Nacional (Paraguay)	A	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	River Plate (Argentina)	H	3–0	Copa Libertadores
2	Defensor Sporting	N	3–0	Primera División
5	Rampla Juniors	A	3–1	Primera División
5	Nacional (Paraguay)	H	3–1	Primera División
6	Tacuarembó	A	2–0	Primera División
6	Racing	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Rampla Juniors	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Villa Española	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Bella Vista	H	2–0	Primera División
6	Danubio	H	2–0	Primera División

Team statistics[]

Goal minutes[]

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.

1'–15'	16'–30'	31'–HT	46'–60'	61'–75'	76'–FT
9	13	10	10	15	26

Honours[]

Team[]

Torneo Apertura

Winners: 2008

Primera División Uruguaya

Winners: 2008–09

Individuals[]

Name	Number	Country	Award
Mauricio Victorino	4	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Fan's Best Player of the year
Nicola Pérez	12	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Nicolas Lodeiro	14	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Adrián Romero	15	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Defender of the year
Sebastián Coates	19	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Revelation of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Santiago García	20	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Forward of the year, 2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Oscar Javier Morales	21	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Midfielder of the year
Maximiliano Calzada	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Mauricio Pereyra	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Facundo Píriz	—	Uruguay	2009 South American Youth Championship third place
Ricardo Alarcón	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Chairman of the year
Javier Carballo	—	Uruguay	Primera División Uruguaya Best Team Fitnes Coach of the year

External links[]

Club Nacional de Football official web site

2008–09 Club Nacional de Football season

Squad[]

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Top scorers[]

Disciplinary record[]

Captains[]

Penalties Awarded[]

International players[]

Starting 11[]

Overall[]

Club[]

Coaching staff[]

Other information[]

Team Kit[]

Friendlies[]

Copa Bimbo[]

Semi-finals[]

Final[]

Primera División Uruguaya[]

Apertura's table[]

Matches[]

Final[]

Clausura's table[]

Matches[]

Aggregate table[]

Results by round[]

Relegation table[]

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

Second leg[]

Third leg[]

Final[]

First leg[]

Second leg[]

Copa Libertadores[]

Group stage[]

Round of 16[]

First leg[]

Second leg[]

Quarterfinals[]

First leg[]

Second leg[]

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

Second leg[]

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores[]

Matches[]

Records[]

Doubles achieved[]

Comeback[]

Biggest winning margin[]

Team statistics[]

Goal minutes[]

Honours[]

Team[]

Individuals[]

See also[]

External links[]