MONTEVIDEO (Interstat) — Nacional defeated Rentistas 3-0 on Thursday at Estadio Gran Parque Central, using three goals to secure the win. Agustin Rogel opened the scoring in the 40th minute, Tomas Veron Lupi added a goal in the 64th, and Ruben Botta capped the scoring in the 74th. Rentistas could not answer. A Nacional player was sent off with a red card in the 90th minute. Nacional improved to 1-0 in this competition and 3-0 across all competitions. Rentistas fell to 0-1 in the competition and 1-2 overall. Rentistas next hosts Atenas. Nacional had earlier beaten Montevideo City and Central Espanol this season, while Rentistas had beaten Huracan and lost to Paysandu. The hosts controlled play after a scoreless opening stretch and converted their chances after halftime. Rentistas remained without a goal in the match and could not recover once the deficit grew. The visitors struggled to create clear chances throughout the second half.