00:03And we're underway at the Gran Parque Central Montevideo, Nacional hosting Coquimbo Unido,
00:10Copa Libertadores Group B. Homestead need a win to guarantee dropping into the Copa
00:16Sudamericana. Visitors are already qualified for the next round, already making history.
00:23They only need a draw to top the group. It's a three-time Libertadores winners against a club
00:29that had never even won their domestic league until 12 months ago.
00:33I'm Ewan Marshall, I'm your commentator for this one, delighted to have you along.
00:37It's Coquimbo Unido playing from left to right in yellow and the Homestead Nacional
00:43looking to press early on, playing right to left in white shirts, blue shorts and blue socks.
01:03And a one in the midfield, head tennis going on, because Prato sees his first touch of the ball,
01:08but it breaks out and falls to Nacional, that with Tom谩s Vieira.
01:13A chance maybe for the number nine Maxi G贸mez to have a shot at goal.
01:18Lodero standing over it as well. It's going to beat G贸mez, it's a great striker, it's a superb goal!
01:24What a start for Nacional! Maxi G贸mez finds the top corner!
01:32What a hit!
01:36And that's one way to relieve the pressure from the home fans.
01:41Just look at that technique, just wraps his right foot around the ball.
01:47Goalkeeper has absolutely no chance.
01:51It's a superb pre-kick for Maxi G贸mez.
01:55And a dream start for Nacional!
02:04Not bad! Not bad at all, Maxi G贸mez!
02:10Those games really played just after the World Cup.
02:14As Coates, that's a pure ball out of defence though.
02:17Chance for a shot from distance and Mejia could only parry that.
02:21G贸mez got a decent connection, seemed to move a little bit in there, and Mejia wasn't confident about
02:28catching that one.
02:30He may well be featuring against England in the World Cup.
02:44a bit.
02:49That's a little bit of a kick in there.
02:53People haven't got close enough to their opponents.
02:57Chance for Dos Santos here, cuts it back.
02:59G贸mez has a chance for the second! It's a great save!
03:04Ball it looks like.
03:10Good assistance there, and G贸mez does really well.
03:13I'm not sure that was a handball, the ball seems to just slide up off G贸mez's own leg.
03:23That was a good chance for 2-0. It's a bit of a reaction shot there, it's not exactly the
03:29position.
03:36It's a little bit of a slip there, it could be costly, but Vieira has gone right through Salinas.
03:42He wins quite a lot of the ball, but it's really dangerous.
03:49He just goes diving in, they're really dangerous. You see the right leg of Francisco Salinas.
04:00Could have been a really serious injury.
04:06Temporarily booking their place in the Copa Sur Dominicana, you see them in third position there.
04:11Still 0-0 between Universitario and Tolima. A VAR check here.
04:17He just wondered, every time we saw that replay, it just looked worse and worse and worse.
04:22Maximiliano Ram铆rez has a big decision.
04:26It's just such a dangerous lunge. He wins the ball completely at first, of course.
04:34I think we know what's going to happen here.
04:38It's no yellow card for Tom谩s Vieira. It's not a red, it's a straight red card for Tom谩s Vieira.
04:47Resulted in Vieira's red card.
04:58It's Cordero. It's a great through ball.
05:00Wadala with a sight of goal.
05:03Nahia equal to it.
05:05Yeah, we see now on the screen there's actually going to be another two.
05:08It was six minutes as of the 47th minute.
05:12Get a little bit more action in this hectic end to the first half.
05:17First of the backplows, Schansberg, Coquimbo can't find a shot here.
05:19It's over the bar.
05:24It's now gone a little bit mental for them.
05:28They're down to ten after that red card for Tom谩s Vieira.
05:35The players are mad, the fans are mad.
05:41This result suits Nacional, that's true.
05:46They're going to get another 45 minutes to play.
05:57And we're back underway in the second half, all to play for here.
06:02Just confirming that third substitution, Emiliano Anchieta on and Nicolas Lodeiro made way, the central midfielder.
06:11Three substitutions at halftime for a team that's 1-0 up.
06:18One of them obviously forced by the injury, the other two you imagine are tactical because they are now playing
06:25with
06:27One less player on the pitch after the red card to Tom谩s Vieira.
06:32You will see exactly how Nacional are going to set up shape-wise.
06:44As things stand with Universitario and Tolema at 0-0 in the other game in this group.
06:50It's happy families here.
06:53Good footballer, 18 years old only.
06:57Good vision.
07:00Gomez claims that he controlled that with his hand.
07:04He's won the free kick in the end.
07:13Gazzolo.
07:16That yellow card for Cordero.
07:20Does seem like Gomez controls that with, let's just say, his bicep.
07:28But Fernandes just kind of kicking out at him there.
07:31And he's getting a yellow card for his troubles.
07:43Keep an eye on number nine here.
07:45This corner might come right towards his head.
07:48It's a good ball.
07:50Might fall for Johansson.
07:52Chance again.
07:53Suarez blocks it.
07:55And it just kind of hit Johansson on the head there.
08:00Maxi Gomez is going to fight for this one.
08:02One against three.
08:05And he wins the free kick.
08:08Just such an important player.
08:09Maxi Gomez leading that line.
08:11And in a situation like this where they won.
08:14I'm sure they have absolutely no idea of the possibility of this one being.
08:19The final standings of Group B being decided on yellow card.
08:25So Coquimbo Unido, regardless of what happens here, are guaranteed to have one Group B.
08:35And Nacional, if they could just hold on.
08:39The Salinas cross into the box there.
08:43Is that going to fall?
08:45But a Coquimbo player Prato penalized is going to be booked.
08:54And there it is, the full time whistle.
08:57Everybody happy in Grand Parque Central.
09:00Nacional have avoided embarrassment.
09:03They finish third in the group.
09:07But Coquimbo Unido, the team from the port city in the north of Chile.
09:13They won their first major title last year in their entire history.
09:17They have won Group B.
09:20They're in the last 16.
09:21It's gone beyond a fairytale for the Pirates from Coquimbo Unido.
09:28And for Nacional, hope that the second half of 2026 has better things in store for them.
09:36They've guaranteed continental football.
09:39They're going into the Sudamericana playoffs.
09:46But for Coquimbo Unido, it's the last 16 that awaits for them.
09:54What an amazing story.
09:59For this club from the north coast of Chile.
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