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Solid victory for Bragantino over Nacional

The Bragantino Brazilian, with a goal from the Ecuadorian winger José Hurtado, premiered this Wednesday at the Liberators cup for the first time in its almost one hundred year history with a solid 2-0 victory over the National Uruguayan, on the first day of Group C.

The incombustible forward Ytalo he headed the first goal of the match in the 35th minute, in a strategic move after a corner that he cleared in the first instance Smile.

Hurtado, who had come off the bench to replace Aderlan, sentenced in the 93rd minute, when Nacional was desperately trying to equalise.

Bragantino, finalist of the 2021 South American Cup, handcuffed a three-time champion of the Libertadores, who prolonged the bad moment in the Opening of the Uruguayan Championship at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium in Bragança Paulista.

The Brazilians thus assume the leadership of Group C, in the absence of this Thursday’s duel between the Argentines Students and Velez Sarsfield.

The São Paulo team started scaring from minute one. The pressure of playing the most prestigious club tournament on the continent for the first time in its history did not weigh him down.

Sorriso was one of the most active in the local team. There was hardly any success in the last meters. Ytalo and Hyron They missed two clear chances at the start.

Nacional, entrenched in his field, tried to be as vertical as possible the few times he had the ball in his possession. Gigliotti, seasoned in a thousand battles, was the reference of the Uruguayan team in attack, but he fought only in the desert.

Bragantino he did not despair and continued to amass the plays. He came very easily to the Nacional area.

The goal was a matter of time and it came in the 35th minute, at the exit of a corner charged by Hyorandeflected by Sorriso at the near post and headed by Ytalo at the second.

The Brazilian striker thus put his name in history by scoring the first goal in the history of Bragantino in the Libertadores.

And he was able to score the second in his private account before the break.

In the second half, the tables were turned. Nacional advanced the lines in search of the tie, while Bragantino opted for long balls to surprise the space.

Although the most dangerous plays continued to fall on the side of the Brazilians. Luan Cândido He roused the Nabi Abi Chedid crowd with a powerful free kick that skimmed past the post.

Helinho and Alerando They were also close to widening the gap, but it was Hurtado who put the sentence in stoppage time. The Red Bull factory continues to bear fruit.

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Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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