Nacional

Nacional

4th in Paraguayan Primera División
Nacional sign Enugu Rangers' Christian Madu Nacional sign Enugu Rangers' Christian Madu

The defensive midfielder has moved to the Portuguese club on a four-year contract.

Nacional apologise for fans' Chapecoense airplane taunts Nacional apologise for fans' Chapecoense airplane taunts

Nacional have apologised after some of their supporters were filmed making plane gestures towards Chapecoense during a Copa Libertadores match.

FC Dallas signs striker Cristian Colman as young designated player FC Dallas signs striker Cristian Colman as young designated player

FC Dallas signed Paraguayan forward Cristian Colman to a young designated player contract on Thursday.

San Lorenzo capture first Copa title San Lorenzo capture first Copa title

It has been a long wait, but San Lorenzo of Argentina -- semifinalists in 1960, in the first version of the Copa Libertadores -- have finally won South America's premier club competition.

San Lorenzo win Copa Libertadores San Lorenzo win Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores

Stage set for Copa Libertadores finale Stage set for Copa Libertadores finale

The Argentine Championship kicked off at the weekend -- but San Lorenzo were not in action. Their match against Olimpo was postponed to allow them to prepare for the second, decisive leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's equivalent of

Libertadores all square after first leg Libertadores all square after first leg

Some 8,500 San Lorenzo fans travelled to Paraguay to cheer on their team against Nacional in the first leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's Champions League.

Debutants face off in Libertadores final Debutants face off in Libertadores final

Nacional of Paraguay meet San Lorenzo of Argentina with the first game of a two-legged showdown kicking off this Thursday.

San Lorenzo's legend continues to grow San Lorenzo's legend continues to grow

 

Nacional make Copa Libertadores final Nacional make Copa Libertadores final

Paraguay's Nacional FC booked their place in the Copa Libertadores final despite losing the second leg of their semi-final against Defensor Sporting 1-0 in Montevideo.

Paraguayan Primera Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Olimpia 20 +15 40
2 2 de Mayo 20 +8 33
3 Sportivo Ameliano 20 +7 33
4 Nacional 20 +6 31
5 Guarani 20 +6 31
6 Cerro Porteño 21 -1 29
7 Trinidense 21 -3 24
8 General Caballero.. 20 -4 24
9 Sportivo Luqueño 20 -5 23
10 Libertad 20 -9 20
11 Sol de América 20 -3 18
12 Tacuary 20 -17 16
Full Standings

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
7 Diego Duarte 5 15 0
6 Juan Alfaro 3 17 0
20 Alan Gomez 3 11 0

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
11 Gustavo Caball.. 0 18 1
14 Claudio Núñez.. 0 17 0
6 Juan Alfaro 0 17 3