Ang palm treestwo -time champion Libertadores Cupthe Ecuadorian lost 1-0 on Wednesday Emelec and leads Group A with fifteen points. A goal by midfielder Danilo, who had just received his first call -up for the Brazilian team, gave victory to Palmeiras, who qualified for the round of 16 and took first place in the group, now with a ten -point advantage. against Emelec, their immediate follower.
Verdao, of Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, would have opened the scoring with a play by Marcos Rocha and Rony, left for Colombian Eduard Atuesta, but guest goalkeeper Pedro Ortiz was luckier.
Then it was the creative Gustavo Scarpa, on two occasions, and Paraguayan defender Gustavo Gómez who brought Palmeiras closer to the goal in the first half of the local team’s total domination and where the visitors did, led by Spaniard Ismael Rescalvo, could not find the North.
In the second half, Atuesta again, strikers Rafael Navarro and Rony had clear chances to score, up to 73 minutes, with a corner kick made by Raphael Veiga, Danilo expected his scores and made it’s 1-0.
From that moment on, the locals gained control of the ball and were able to extend the advantage with clear arrivals from Rafael Navarro and Dudú, but Ortiz always avoided a goal from the Brazilian fans. The match was played at the Allianz Paqrque stadium in Sao Paulo, before more than 32,500 fans, under Chilean refereeing Nicolás Gamboa.
On the sixth and final day, Palmeiras will host Deportivo Táchira and Emelec will host Independiente Petrolero in Guayaquil. Ecuadorians and Venezuelans are vying for a second quota for the next round.
Source: La Verdad
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