2018 Supercopa Uruguaya Explained

2018 Supercopa Uruguaya
Event:Supercopa Uruguaya
Team1:Nacional
Team1score:1
Team2:Peñarol
Team2score:3
Date:26 January 2018
Stadium:Estadio Centenario
City:Montevideo
Referee:Christian Ferreyra
Attendance:35,000
Next:2019

The 2018 Supercopa Uruguaya was the first edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup. It was held on 26 January 2018 between 2017 Torneo Intermedio winners Nacional and 2017 Primera División champions Peñarol. It was originally scheduled to be played on 28 January,[1] however, and due to Nacional's first match in the 2018 Copa Libertadores being scheduled on 31 January, the Supercopa was moved to 26 January.[2]

The match was played at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Peñarol were the winners after beating Nacional 3–1 in normal time.[3]

Teams

TeamQualification
2017 Intermedio winners
2017 Primera División champions

Match details

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GK1 Esteban Conde
RB13
CB21 Guzmán Corujo
CB23 Diego Polenta
LB22 Alfonso Espino
CM19
CM8 Diego Arismendi
AM7
AM10 Tabaré Viudez
FW20
FW11
Substitutes:
GK12 Luis Mejía
DF6 Alexis Rolín
MF18
MF29
FW9 Hugo Silveira
FW18
FW30
Manager:
Alexander Medina
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GK12
RB6 Guillermo Varela
CB2 Fabricio Formiliano
CB21
LB27
CM23
CM7 Cristian Rodríguez
RM20
LM19
AM11
FW9
Substitutes:
GK1 Thiago Cardozo
DF15
DF18
MF5 Marcel Novick
MF14
FW16
FW26 Gabriel Fernández
Manager:
Leonardo Ramos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La temporada se cierra y abre con un clásico. Ovación. 10 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Serán dos clásicos con fechas definidas. Ovación. 22 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Peñarol venció 3-1 a Nacional y se quedó con la primera edición de la Supercopa. Ovación. 26 January 2018. 27 January 2018. 27 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127011645/https://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/futbol/nacional-penarol-supercopa-uruguaya.html. dead.