To a very good cause Luis HenriqueBrazilian Botafogo beat Peruvian Universitario on Wednesday, 3-1, on the third day of Group D and are fully in contention for a place in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
The former player of Real Betis got the best of Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeirowith midfielder Eduardo, author of the double.
Luiz Henrique provided an overflow class and scored the goal of silence in the 57th minute, with a newspaper cover that dribbled past the goalkeeper to contribute to the first victory for the Rio team after two difficult defeats.
Ten minutes earlier, Eduardo broke the wall for a Botafogo team that had a harder time getting past Lima’s solid defense.
The midfielder repeated it in injury time, when Oliveras also scored the goal of honor for Universitario.
Group D is now open. The leader is Junior de Barranquilla, with five points, one more than LDU de Quito and Universitario, and two more from Botafogo, who revived in time.
The Portuguese led by Artur Jorge had a lot of difficulty creating football in the first half.
The struggle of life or death has been complicated for them since the beginning. In the 8th minute, the team’s scorer, Tiquinho Soares, went to the grass and asked for a change. Tenth Botafogo player with a muscle injury so far this year. An epidemic.
Eduardo, a playmaker with a nose for a forward, came in his place, although the great offensive potential was on the right wing. Luiz Henrique, the most expensive signing in the history of Brazilian football, paraded with ease.
Universitario’s best came through the boots of Edison Flores, who almost scored a great goal from outside the area.
Botafogo finally found the light at the end of the tunnel with Júnior Santos’ run at the start of the second half.
The attacker entered the area and crossed the ball for Eduardo, who only had to push the ball.
With the comfort of being on top of the scoreboard, the black and white team avoided the pressure and widened the gap to the surprise of Luiz Henrique.
Gregore started the play with a defensive steal and connected with Savarino, leaving the former Betis player alone. The number 7 shirt, with complete composure, pulled the ball like a thread, dribbled past the Brits and fired at will.
Universitario sought the impossible by raising their scores, but by then Botafogo were brimming with confidence and were sentenced by Eduardo in the 93rd minute A minute later it was the turn of Peruvian Christopher Olivares to finish off against.
– Data sheets:
3. Botafogo: John Victor; Damián Suárez (m.80 Mateo Ponte), Lucas Halter, Bastos (m.46 Alexsander Barboza), Hugo; Marlon Freitas (d.69 Tchê Tchê), Gregore, Savarino; Luiz Henrique (d.69 Óscar Rómero), Júnior Santos and Tiquinho Soares (d.10 Eduardo).
Coach: Artur Jorge.
1. University: Sebastián Britos; Segundo Portocarrero, Aldo Corzo, Williams Riveros, Marco Saravia, Andy Polo (m.88 Ancajima); Rodrigo Ureña, Jorge Murrugarra (d.67 Jairo Concha), Pérez Guedes (d.74 Celi); Edison Flores (d.74 Christopher Olivares) and Álex Valera (d.67 Diego Dorregaray).
Instructor: Fabián Bustos.
Goals: 1-0, m.47: Eduardo; 2-0, m.57: Luiz Henrique; 3-0, m.93: Eduardo; 3-1, m.94: Olivares.
.Referee: Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela warns Saravia, Valera, John Victor, Celi and Hugo.
.Incident: Match on the third day of Group D of the Copa Libertadores, played at the Nilton Santos stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: La Verdad
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