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Cerro Porteño and Nacional Meet in a Neighborhood Clash at La Olla

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cerro Porteño and Nacional will meet at La Nueva Olla in the final match of the ninth round of Paraguay's 2026 Clausura.
  • Nacional enters with four wins, three draws and one defeat, while Cerro Porteño has three wins, one draw and four losses.
  • Cerro Porteño is seeking a recovery under new coach Gustavo Costas after Ariel Holan's dismissal.

Cerro Porteño and Nacional, two neighbors with contrasting campaigns, will close the ninth round of Paraguay's Clausura championship at La Nueva Olla on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

The match offers Cerro Porteño a chance to recover lost ground under Argentine coach Gustavo Costas. The team has struggled for consistency, with three wins, one draw and four defeats. Its poor start led to Ariel Holan's dismissal.

Nacional arrives in stronger form. The team has four wins, three draws and one loss, and recently defeated Recoleta 3-1 in Itauguá. It also beat Libertad 3-0 at home, a result that boosted the Tricolors before the derby.

Nacional won the first Apertura meeting 2-0, with goals from Juan Sebastián Vargas and Hugo Adrián Benítez. The return match ended 0-0 at La Visera. Both teams have changed coaches during the season, adding another layer to the latest meeting between the neighborhood rivals.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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