The six possible changes for Nacional to visit Juventud for the Apertura Tournament and a pending challenge

Jadson Viera's Nacional is focused on improving its performance and returning to winning ways tomorrow when it visits Juventud de Las Piedras at Parque Artigas at 5:00 p.m. The match will be broadcast on DSports and cable channels in Montevideo and the interior that have agreed with the Torneos-Directv consortium. It will be available for streaming on Disney+ and Antel TV, as well as on the digital platforms of cable operators that have signed or plan to sign with Tenfield in the coming days. On the sporting front, the home defeat in the classic against Peñarol caused some concern, especially as the tricolor failed to play smoothly or create any real danger. The Bolso coaching staff worked all week at the Los Céspedes Sports Complex, seeking to prolong the minutes of good play they showed in the first half against Progreso in Durazno, where they were superior thanks to their offensive incursions down the wings. They then struggled for much of the match against Boston River and Racing until they suffered defeat in the classic as hosts. Jadson Viera is shaping a starting lineup with several changes, although two are mandatory: one due to the transfer of Julián Millán to Fluminense and the other due to the injury of captain Sebastián Coates. Agustín Rogel and youngster Tomás Viera will replace them, supporting Luis Mejía. Juan Pintado and Camilo Cándido will retain their places in the starting eleven, but in midfield there is a strong possibility that the coach will change the double five, giving Mauricio Vera, a recent signing, and Agustín Dos Santos, one of the club's most promising young players, a chance to play. Tomás Verón Lupi would return to the right wing, while on the left, Juan Cruz de los Santos would win the battle for the starting spot over youngster Rodrigo Martínez after recovering from the muscle injury he suffered on February 11 against Boston River. Nicolás López, the team's top scorer in 2025 with 24 goals and six assists, would make his first start in the Apertura, playing a few meters behind Maxi Gómez, an undisputed starter in the eleven.