Melgar was imposed this Thursday by 3-1 at Cuiaba in the last match of group B of South American Cup and qualified for the round of 16 with 12 points and a better scoring balance than the Argentine from Racing, who also reached the same revenue.
The Argentine formation, which reached the final day as the first and main favorite for the classification, fell at home 0-1 against Uruguayan by River Plate and on the scoring balance he hit a positive two, less than the four completed by Melgar.
For the first time in its history, the Peruvian red and black team sealed its passage in the round of 16 of South America in a game played at the Monumental stadium of the National University of San Agustín, in the city of Arequipa.
Argentine students Nestor Lawrence they led in the 38th minute with a goal from Jean Pierre Archimbaud, who finished with his left foot after receiving a corner kick from Martín Pérez Guedes.
Cuiabá adjusted his attack to match the Arequipeños, but Joaquim and Marquinhos played a dangerous game, earning them yellow cards.
In the first 45 minutes, Johnny Vidales manages Melgar’s artillery with gunfire from outside the area and assists his teammates, while Colombian Kevin osorio he also did the same for Cuiabá, who remained defensive.
After going through the exchange rooms, the scorer Melgar, Bernardo Cuesta, he entered Vidales eager to increase the score, but a few minutes later he was reprimanded for his foul on Joaquim.
However, after 61 minutes of play Gustavo Nescau made it 1-1 for Cuiabá with an accurate header after Igor Cariús connected a cross in the area.
The current leader of Peruvian League 1 did not lower his arms and in the 85th minute, when all seemed lost, Cristian Bordacahar also went second for the red lions with the help of Kenji Cabrera.
Bordacahar he repeated another header in the 89th minute after Cuesta’s pass, which ended the result in Arequipa.
Almost identically, the Uruguayan River Plate scored their goal in Argentina, which, against all odds, allowed the Peruvian team to rise to the first position of their group and, thus, advance to the round of 16. of the contest.
The group stage of the Copa Sudamericana will end this Thursday and the leaders of each of the five groups will qualify for the round of 16, accompanied by the third in each group of Liberators.
Source: La Verdad
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