Oriente Petrolero edges Nacional Potosi 3‑2 at home
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA (Interstat) — Oriente Petrolero defeated Nacional Potosi 3-2 on Wednesday at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Julio Herrera scored in the 24th minute, Joffre Escobar added a goal in the 38th, and Jose Flores scored in the 56th to give Oriente Petrolero a 3-0 lead. D. Hoyos answered with goals in the 70th and 73rd for Nacional Potosi, which also got an assist from Andreas Torrico. Escobar and Flores each finished with a goal and an assist, Herrera added a goal, and Juan Orellana had an assist for Nacional Potosi. Flores was booked in the 57th. Nacional Potosi’s Abastoflor C. received a yellow card in the 47th and was sent off in the 89th. Oriente Petrolero is now 2-2-1 in this competition and 3-2-2 across all competitions. Nacional Potosi is 3-2-1 in this competition and 3-3-2 across all competitions. The match featured five yellow cards and one red card.