Golazo: Leonel Pilipauskas, Bella Vista 1-0 Peñarol, Liguilla

24 November 1998: After Uruguayan sides Bella Vista and Peñarol finished joint top of the 4 team Copa Libertadores qualification mini league they met in a final playoff which was the most important single game in the Bella Vista's history. Leonel Pilipauskas scored the only goal of the game to earn Bella Vista their first ever appearance in the Libertadores and what a remarkable way to do it.

Part of the Golazo series.

Cosas locas: Peñarol vs Nacional, Clausura 2000

The Peñarol vs Nacional derby is the most important game in Uruguay and one of the fiercest rivalries in World football. On 26 November 2000 the two sides met in the Clausura championship, Nacional needed to win the game to damage Peñarol,s chances of becoming champions, Nacional took the lead but after Peñarol equalised the game degenerated into a brawl.

The game eventually finished 1-1, and Peñarol won the championship.

The two teams have a history of fighting, the 1990 derby game also degenerated into a brawl.

For more crazy South American football check out the rest of the Cosas locas series.