Club Nacional take on the visitors Botafogo RJ at “Estadio Gran Parque Central” in the first-leg clash of the 1/8 stage of the Copa Libertadores. The match will be played in Montevideo on Friday, July 7th.
Club Nacional have not been defeated across six recent encounters since the 24th of May. The side got five triumphs and one draw during that run. After six rounds “Tricolores” are leading in the Uruguayan Primera Division with 16 points taken and 14-5 goal difference. Concerning the Copa Libertadores, Club Nacional settled on the second place in Group 7 with eight points earned and moderate 5-3 goal difference. As for the Uruguayans’ performance in front of their supporters, this season the side played 13 encounters at the home ground resulting in nine victories, two draws and two losses.
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On the contrary, Botafogo RJ collapsed in recent clashes. The team lost three consecutive matches: 0:2 to Avai, 0:1 to Atletico-MG and 0:1 to Corinthians. In the Brazilian Serie A “A Estrela Solitaria” sits on the 10th position in the table with 15 points gained after 11 gameweeks. In the Copa Libertadores’ Botafogo RJ had knocked out Colo Colo 2:1, 1:1 and Olimpia Asuncion 1:0, 1:1 in the Qualification, then they won Group 1 with 10 points earned and 6-5 goal difference. In 2017 Jair Ventura’s side managed to get only five triumphs, six draws and nine defeats in 20 encounters on the road, whereby Botafogo RJ were broken in two back-to-back clashes with the same 0:1 scoreline.
It will be the first head-to-head between Club Nacional and Botafogo RJ. Taking into account the rivals’ statistics at away fields and at their own turfs, I believe that the Uruguayans have a great chance to win the first-leg fight.
Prediction for the match: Club Nacional to win.
