MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Paraguay's Nacional reached the Libertadores Cup final for the first time with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Defensor Sporting on Tuesday, the visitors bravely holding on to advance despite losing 1-0 in Uruguay.
Defensor threw everything at Nacional in a near constant onslaught in the semi-final second leg at the Centenario, out-shooting the visitors by a 23 efforts to three margin, while registering a corner-count of 16-0 with 69 percent possession.
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