Nacional Potosí lost 0:1 to Real Potosí in the second Group Stage match of the Professional Division Cup, played on 22 September 2026. The home side had to weather the storm after D. Hoyos saw red just five minutes in, changing the complexion of the contest entirely. Real Potosí seized their opportunity with a single goal that proved decisive.
Williams Wallas Fernandez Von Boeck fired home the only goal of the game in the 36th minute, capitalising on Nacional's numerical disadvantage. The visitors camped in the final third after the opener, waiting for a second chance that never came. Nacional, meanwhile, tried to salvage something from the match but found equalisers elusive.
The game was punctuated by bookings on both sides. Saul Severiche and Kevin Alexander Villegas Saldaña went into the referee's book for Nacional, while Gerardo Maximiliano Gomez, Oscar Baldomar, and others joined them. By then, the match had settled into a pattern of Real Potosí probing and Nacional scrambling to contain.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half. Nacional brought on Jhojan Fernando Arce Pari, Cristian López, and Gerardo Maximiliano Gomez at the break, hoping to find a way back into the game. Real Potosí responded with changes of their own, bringing on Igor Soares and Jeferson Rivas Tirado to see out the result.
What this means in the standings is worth noting. Nacional had drawn 2:2 with Real Potosí just two days earlier on 20 September, and this result alters the Group Stage picture considerably. The visitors, who had also beaten Real Oruro 2:0 recently, now hold the upper hand in their head-to-head record.
