Primera División de Uruguay

Uruguay championship resumes amid controversy

December 4, 2008
The Uruguayan championship, suspended following a riot on the pitch at a game two weeks ago, resumed on Wednesday and immediately ran into controversy as Nacional beat Villa Espanola 2-0 to go top.

Sergio Blanco and Santiago Garcia scored in each half to take Nacional one point ahead of Danubio, who had led the championship's first stage when the tournament was interrupted.

Wednesday's game was originally due to be staged in August but was called off by the referee because Nacional ...

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