This Sunday (30) is a day of celebration for Nacional supporters.
THE Decano celebrated their 50th Uruguayan championship title by beating rivals Peñarol 1-0.
Goal from Nigerian Christian Ebere in added time (114′) after a 2-2 draw in the first leg.
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This victory was all the more special as it was the club’s first after the Juan Izquierdo tragedy.
The defender at the time was 27 years old when he died on August 27 following a cardiorespiratory arrest associated with a cardiac arrhythmia.
He fell ill during Nacional’s match against São Paulo, in the second leg of the Libertadores’ round of 16 match. The match had been played in Morumbi three days earlier.
He left behind his wife Selena, a daughter who was two years old at the time, and a son who was only two weeks old.
Izquierdo’s family was present during the decisive match, preserving the memory and legacy of the former athlete.
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The little girl even posed for a photo with the title hero.
Today, at the age of one year and three months, the boy was seen with a photo of his father.
There was also a large banner with his image during the title celebration.
Brazilian coach and several personalities
A former defender born in Santana do Livramento, Jadson Viera experienced Brazilian football between 2010 and 2011, when he played for Vasco.
Most of his sporting career was spent in Uruguay, including a spell at Nacional.
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He was an assistant at Decano himself as well as at Talleres, Alexander Medina’s Inter and Vélez before managing Boston River.
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He was free on the market when he was hired by Nacional towards the end.
Winning the national title in his fourth game.
The team of new national champions includes several known and experienced players.
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The cases include defender Coates, midfielder Lodeiro, formerly of Botafogo, midfielder Otero, formerly of Atlético-MG, Corinthians, Fortaleza and Santos, attackers Nico López, formerly of Inter, and Gonzalo Carneiro, formerly of São Paulo.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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