The second division team had a dream premiere in Libertadores and Pabón turned the score around
In less than 2 minutes Patronato put Nacional on the ropes in their Copa Libertadores debut. Free kick ball that landed dangerously in the area, but ended up bouncing off captain Sebastián Gómez; Matías Ruiz hunted the ball and put a cross into the heart of the area for Mateo Levato to define with a header. The attacker appeared with his back to the central defenders and defined goalkeeper Harlen Castillo above.
Historic score for Patronato, a second division team from Argentina, who celebrated their first goal in a Copa Libertadores. He did it nothing more and nothing less than against a continental champion. Nacional has won the trophy in 1989 and 2016.
In the second half, almost on the final minutes, Nacional reacted through Dorlan Pabón and turned the score around. Penalty at 77′ and a score two minutes later, after an attempt by Jefferson Duque that left him on the rebound. Nacional breathed more calmly with the 1-2.
