ASUNCIóN. Nacional Asunción was in the end too good for Aucas with the goal of Diego Duarte (12′), Diego Duarte (31′) and Rodrigo Arevalo (55′). Aucas was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Anderson Daronco who was helped by Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis and Neuza Ines Back. The 4th official was Braulio da Silva Machado. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.02 degrees Celsius or 93.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 12 Total 17
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 8
- 97 Attack 136
- 57 Dangerous attack 71
- 66 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 21 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Aucas was in firm control of the ball 66% while Nacional Asunción was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aucas had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Nacional Asunción succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Nacional Asunción shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Aucas shot 17 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nacional Asunción didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Aucas received 2 yellow cards (Jonnathan Mina and Ronald Briones).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Nacional Asunción has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the other side, Aucas stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Nacional Asunción – Formation
Nacional Asunción
90'
12', 31'
Nacional Asunción started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Juan Pablo Pumpido decided to play with the following team: Antony Silva , Brian Blasi , Claudio Núñez , Sergio Ojeda , L. Rivas , Juan Fernando Alfaro , Edgardo Orzusa , Diego Duarte , Orlando Gaona Lugo , Gustavo Caballero and Ignacio Bailone .
The home team had on the bench: Facundo Ezequiel Velazco Flores, Tiago Isaías Caballero Fleytas, Marcelo Gonzalez , Blas Cáceres, Jordán Santacruz , Eduardo Duarte, Aldo Walmor González Román, Sebastian Vargas, Nazareno Bazán, Francisco Peralta Vazquez, Ismael Benegas and Rodrigo Arevalo .
Nacional Asunción could not rely on the presence of Rodrigo Arevalo (injured).
Substitutions
Nacional Asunción made 5 changes: Ignacio Bailone for Rodrigo Arevalo (38′), Juan Fernando Alfaro for Ismael Benegas (90′), Orlando Gaona Lugo for Eduardo Duarte (90′), Diego Duarte for Jordán Santacruz (73′) and Gustavo Caballero for Marcelo Gonzalez (73′).
Player of the match: Diego Duarte
The player that probably impressed the most for Nacional Asunción was Diego Duarte.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Aucas – Formation
Aucas
84'
Aucas started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada played with: Federico Lanzillotta , Juan González , Luis Cangá , Patricio Pizarro , Ariel García , Carlos Cuero , Luis Cano , Angelo Mina , Renny Jaramillo , Mario Sanabria and Jeison Medina .
They had on the bench: Edison Vega, Adolfo Muñoz , Ronald Briones , Jonnathan Mina , Carlos Rolón, Hancel Batalla, Jean Carlos Blanco , Jordán Mohor, Édson Reséndez, Michael Carcelén , Diego Espinosa and Byron Carabalí.
Substitutions
Aucas made 5 changes: Patricio Pizarro for Jean Carlos Blanco (61′), Angelo Mina for Michael Carcelén (61′), Renny Jaramillo for Ronald Briones (46′), Mario Sanabria for Adolfo Muñoz (46′) and Carlos Cuero for Jonnathan Mina (61′).
Player of the match: Jeison Medina
The most impressive player for Aucas was Jeison Medina.
His rating is with 31 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Copa Libertadores.
