RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle
Nacional
Uruguayan Championship

Remontada Nacional vs Defensor Sporting

Historic remontadaUruguayan Championship · Sun 20/9

Nacional trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

Nacional3-2Defensor Sporting
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT27'72'90+2'Lowest pointTurnaround
Behind by 2 goals in minute 72Winner in minute 90+4

Why they came back

Changes by coach Carreño

González came on for Boggio (73'), Silva came on for Correa (90').

Defensor Sporting down to ten

Red card for Frugone in minute 90, and Nacional made the extra man count.

The last 15 minutes

3 goals by Nacional came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 66% of fans backed Nacional to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT27'72'90+2'Substitution 57'Substitution 57'Substitution 57'Substitution 73'Substitution 90'Red card 90'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadNacional goal Defensor Sporting goalSubstitution Red card

Match story

  1. 27'

    Barrios opened the scoring for Defensor Sporting, putting Defensor Sporting ahead 1-0.

  2. 72'

    Medina extended the lead for Defensor Sporting, putting Defensor Sporting ahead 2-0.

  3. 90'

    Red card for Frugone, leaving Defensor Sporting with ten men

  4. 90+2'

    Gomez pulled one back for Nacional from the penalty spot, Defensor Sporting still lead 2-1.

  5. 90+3'

    Gomez equalised for Nacional, to make it 2-2.

  6. 90+4'

    Calvo completed the turnaround for Nacional, putting Nacional ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

NacionalDefensor Sporting
50%Possession50%
11Shots3
6On target3
13Corners2

Fan predictions before kick-off

Nacional 66%Draw 18%Defensor Sp. 16%
from 750 votes

Nacional's record after falling behind

4times came back from behind
3ended in a win
10points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
2times led and lost it

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