He Red Bull Bragantinofrom Brazil, scored a one-goal draw on Wednesday during his visit to Barcelona Ecuadorian, equivalent to the first leg of the play-off for the round of 16 of South American Cup. The Guayaquil team could not achieve the victory to dedicate it to the late goalkeeper Justin Cornejo, who died the previous day at the age of 20, due to a blow to the head, apparently in a homemade accident.
The Brazilians took the lead in the 18th minute with a superb goal from Helinho, thanks to a powerful shot from outside the area, and before the end of the first half the Ecuadorians managed to tie the score through Janner Corozo, in a game where he shot the ball.
The team led by Argentine coach Ariel Holan searched hard but without success for the second goal that would allow them to take advantage of the second leg in Brazil.
The Brazilian team defended itself with care, especially in the second half, and knew how to manage the timing of a match that, except for a few moments, was under control.
In this way, Barcelona was also unable to celebrate with success the reappearance in the team of its right winger Byron Castillo, who returned to Ecuador after passing through Mexico and Uruguay, marked by the controversy of his documentation as an Ecuadorian, where he did not last longer He was called again to wear the shirt of the Ecuadorian team.
This match also marked the debut with the Ecuadorian team of Uruguayan striker Octavio Rivero, one of Barcelona’s new additions to face the second part of the 2024 season, after the sudden departure of Argentine Francisco Fydriszewski. Now the draw to meet rivals Corinthians in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana will be determined next Wednesday at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium, in the city of Bragança Paulista
DATA SHEET
1 – Barcelona: Javier Burrai; Byron Castillo (m.90, Brian Oyola), Nicolás Ramírez, Lucas Sosa, Aníbal Chalá; Jesús Trindade, Leonai Souza (m.84, Dixon Arroyo), Damián Díaz (m.73, Fernando Gaibor); Janner Corozo (m.90, Álex Rangel), Adonis Preciado and Octavio Rivero (m.83, Djorkaeff Reasco)
1 – Red Bull Bragantino: Clayton; Nathan Mendes, Pedro Henrique, Eduardo, Luan Cándido; Matheus Fernandes (m.55, Lincoln), Eric Ramires (m.63, Raul Lô Gonçalves), Lucas Evangelista, Helinho (m.90+5, Ignacio Laquintana); Eduardo Sasha (m.46, Thiago Borbas) and Henry Mosquera (m.63, Junimnho Capixaba)
The objectives: 0-1, Helinho (m. 18); 1-1, Janner Corozo (d. 31)
Referee: The Argentine Maximiliano Ramírez advised Castillo (m.2), Sosa (m.72) and Corozo (m.82) on behalf of Barcelona, and Mosquera (m.42) and Lô Gonçalves (m. ) on behalf of Red Bull Bragantino .82).
Incidents: first leg of the play-offs of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, played at the Monumental Banco Pichincha Stadium, in Guayaquil, in front of approximately 15,000 spectators
Source: La Verdad
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