Nacional - El Tanque Sisley

Uruguay Primera Division, Clausura

Unexpected gift from Racing last night, who have beaten Penarol 2-1 as visitors, thus giving a huge helping hand to all of Penarol's followers. And the ones that will probably enjoy this result the most will be Nacional. With a win today, they will tie Penarol on points in the Clausura, and will bring them just 3 points behind in the Annual table, with the Clasico just around the corner. However, in order to do that, they need to win today. And coach Arruabarrena won't be messing around. Since he rested all of his regulars during mid-week in Libertadores, he has plenty of options today, and he won't leave anyone behind (despite having to play in Peru on Thursday). All regulars are ready to play, and an offensive formation is being prepared, with 3 forwards: Bueno, Alonso and Sanchez (8 goals scored between them, from 14).In front of them, they'll have El Tanque Sisley, who've made a great start of this championship, but lately they've lost the pace, losing 4 of the last 5 matches. They did have some heavy fixtures, having to play River, Penarol and Defensor Sporting, but since Nacional is around the same level as them, the outcome should be similar. El Tanque lost all the games against heavy opposition, and in the last 2 years, Nacional have soundly beaten them when playing at home. Odds went back to normal, so this bet is definitely worth taking. GL!

Nacional (-1 AH) @ 1.84, 4/10
Result: 1-1, LOST