Suárez entered the second half to the applause of the public, he scored a great header, which he dedicated especially to his daughter Delfina who turned 12 this Friday, a penalty was saved and, in addition, the Rentistas goalkeeper, with one hand , took an almost impossible volley. Today the Central Park was again a party.
This Friday, August 5, the second date of the Apertura tournament began with the match between Nacional and Rentistas, in the almost full Gran Parque Central.
The meeting was a scourge for Rentistas from the first minute to the end. Nacional had 14 goal plays against only one of the “Colorado Bugs”.
Already after three minutes, Franco Fagúndez gave Colombian Alex Castro who lifted a precise center for José Luis Rodríguez who, appearing unmarked in the visiting area, scored a great header. It was a very early 1-0.
In this context, both Fagúndez and Castro were unstoppable for Rentistas’ defense and every time they entered the area there was a clear danger.
Rentistas just finished off the goal after 15 minutes, but goalkeeper Sergio Rochet sent the ball to the corner. It was the team’s only shot on goal in the entire match. The others were lost far outside.
At 41 minutes came another great play for Nacional between the Colombian Castro and this time Leandro Lozano who gave a quick and creeping pass so that Juan Ignacio Ramírez entered like a storm and scored the 2-0 in favor of the albos.
Suarez’s party
In the second half, Luis Suárez entered to replace Franco Fagúndez. Quite a party for tricolor fans.
After 58 minutes, after a very well executed corner by Brian Ocampo, Suárez managed to connect with a header to make it 3-0. A special gift for his daughter Delfina on her 12th birthday.
At 77 minutes the “Pistolero” had another header, but the ball was lost grazing the goalkeeper’s right pipe.
At 80 minutes, referee Esteban Ostojich scored a penalty for Nacional for a very clear handball inside the Rentistas area.
The person in charge of executing the maximum penalty was Suárez before thousands of looks with their cell phones to capture an unforgettable moment. However, the goalkeeper Lucas Machado covered the shot of the historic scorer and Suárez had the great gesture of greeting him.
At 90 minutes, Machado became a figure for Rentistas by blocking an impressive volley from Suárez, thus avoiding a more lopsided thrashing.
With the victory, Nacional maintains the top of the Annual table with 50 points; while Liverpool has 46 and played one less game.
