On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, all the first legs of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup were played. This is the analysis and detail of each meeting.
Boca 0-0 Racing | Quarterfinal first leg | Wednesday, Aug. 23 | Alberto J. Armando Stadium, Argentina.
Bolívar 0-1 Internacional : Quarterfinal first leg : Tuesday, August 22 : Libertador Simón Bolívar Stadium, Bolivia.
Olimpia 0-2 Fluminense | First leg of quarterfinals | Thursday, August 24 | Manuel Ferreira Stadium, Paraguay.
Deportivo Pereira 0-4 Palmeiras : First leg of quarterfinals : Wednesday, August 23 : Hernan Ramirez Villegas Stadium, Colombia.
Boca and Racing drew goalless at La Bombonera.
Boca Juniors and Racing Club ended up drawing the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals without goals. The rematch will be played at the Cilindro de Avellaneda on Wednesday, August 30; the v winner of the key will face the winner between Palmeiras from Brazil and Deportivo Pereira, from Colombia.
Xeneize comes from leaving Nacional de Montevideo on the road on penalties (4-2) in the round of 16 after a goalless draw in the first leg and a 2-2 draw at home at La Bombonera. Meanwhile, the Academy reached the current phase after winning 5-4 on aggregate against Atlético Nacional de Medellín, after the 4-2 defeat in the first leg played in Colombia and the 3-0 win achieved in the revenge, in the Cilindro de Avellaneda.
Inter was left with a great triumph against Bolívar at the height.
Internacional de Porto Alegre , by Eduardo 'Chacho' Coudet, was left with a great triumph: he beat Bolívar 1-0, at the height of Bolivia, for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals at the Hernando Siles Stadium , peace.
Ecuadorian attacker Enner Valencia scored the winning goal for the Brazilian team, 16 minutes into the first half.
In Internacional, which left River on the road in the previous instance in a heart-stopping definition by penalties , the Argentines Gabriel Mercado (former River) and Fabricio Bustos (former Independiente) played from the beginning.
In the Bolivian team, led by the Spanish coach Beñat San José, the Argentines Patricio Rodríguez (formerly Independiente) and Nicolás Ferreyra (formerly Rosario Central) were the starters. The return match will be on Tuesday 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Beira-Rio Stadium, in Porto Alegre. The winner of the tie will be the rival of Olimpia from Paraguay or Fluminense from Brazil.
Fluminense defeated Olimpia 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
It was with goals from André and Germán Cano at the Maracana Stadium. The return duel will be next Thursday, August 31 in Paraguay.
Copa Libertadores 2023 tournament key 4, Fluminense won at home with 2 goals against Olimpia. The goals for the local were scored by André Trindade (42' 1T) and Germán Cano (13' 2T).
A great play by Fluminense, 13 minutes into the second half, was the one that moved the score thanks to Germán Cano. Mattheus Martinelli sent in a cross, which the forward dominated and kicked past Juan Espínola González.
The best man of the match was André Trindade. The Fluminense midfielder scored 1 goal and made 104 key passes.
Germán Cano also stood out in the Maracanã. The Fluminense attacker scored 1 goal, shot at the opposite goal 4 times and made 16 correct passes.
Defender Diogo Barbosa from Fluminense humiliated his brand by throwing a stupendous pipe at him 31 minutes into the first stage.
The process of the game was very disputed, with few spaces for the creation of the game. There were a large number of cautions: Walter González, Fernando Cardozo, John Kennedy, Mateo Gamarra, Nino and Lelê.
Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz Silva proposed a 4-4-2 formation with Fábio in goal; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo and Diogo Barbosa on the defensive line; André Trindade, Jhon Arias, Paulo Ganso and Keno in the middle; and Germán Cano and John Kennedy in the attack.
For its part, Francisco Arce's team took to the field with a 5-3-2 scheme with Juan Espínola under the three sticks; Alejandro Silva, Jhohan Romaña, Junior Barreto, Mateo Gamarra and Facundo Zabala in defense; Fernando Cardozo, Ramón Martínez and Iván Torres in midfield; and Walter González and Hugo Fernández up front.
Andrés Matonte was the referee who led the match at the Maracanã.
The victory achieved this Thursday allows Fluminense to arrive with some peace of mind to face Olimpia next Thursday, August 31, in the match that will define the ticket to the Semifinals.
Palmeiras thrashed in Colombia and except for a catastrophe he will be a rival of Boca or Racing in the Libertadores semis.
The Brazilian team won 4-0 against Deportivo Pereira in the first leg and will close the series at the Allianz Parque Stadium.
Palmeiras swept the first leg and thrashed Deportivo Pereira 4-0 on his visit to Colombia, leaving him very close to the semifinal in which he will face the winner of the duel between Boca and Racing , for the Copa Libertadores 2023.
The Brazilian team led by Abel Ferreira began by winning a penalty at the feet of Raphael Veiga 23 minutes into the first penalty period and eight minutes later they were already winning 2-0 with Marcos Rocha's goal.
Then, at 34 Mayke extended the advantage and Ronielson da Silva Barbosa finished sealing the victory that leaves his team one step away from the next phase of the intercontinental tournament, which in the other key will have an Argentine team that will come out between the Academy and Xeneize, who drew 0-0 this Wednesday at La Bombonera.
Second leg :
Racing vs. Boca | Quarterfinal second leg | Wednesday, August 30, 9:30 p.m. | Presidente Perón Stadium, Argentina.
Internacional vs. Bolívar | Quarterfinal second leg | Wednesday, August 29, 7 p.m. | Beira-Rio Stadium, Brazil.
Fluminense vs. Olimpia vs. Flamengo | Quarterfinal second leg | Thursday, August 31, 9:30 p.m. | Maracana Stadium, Brazil.
Palmeiras vs. Deportivo Pereira | Quarterfinal second leg | Wednesday, August 30, 9:30 p.m. | Allianz Parque Stadium, Brazil.
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