BOTAFOGOCurrent champion of Copa Libertadoreshe won on Tuesday 1-0 to Universidad de Chile And he moved forward with the 16th of the contest as the second of Group D, behind Argentine students, who ended the head of a tie with the same points (12), but a better difference in purpose. The Carioca team, with a player less since 27 minutes for the ouster of Jair, has won a goal from Igor Jesus, who, though he stayed outside the first call of Brazil’s new coach, wore a match that followed from Italy’s standing Carlo Ancelotti.
The successes of BoTAFOGO and students in the sixth and last day of the group stage saved both teams and turned it over to a classmate, which until yesterday was led by the University of Chile. The defeat left the Chilean team in the third place of classification, with 10 points and the right to argue with the playback to try to register in the South American, while Venezuelan Carabobo, with a new revolt this Tuesday, said goodbye to Libertadores as the last of the group and with a single point.
After starting the contest with difficulties since the threat of its classification, the team led by Portuguese coach Renato Paiva was classified as’ minimum and maintained the dream of maintaining the title conquered last year. BoTAFOGO took advantage of the support of its fans at the Nilton Santos Stadium to start by pressing, mainly with Cuiabano and Igor Jesus, before a Chile team who was first selected to take advantage of counterattacks.
Cariocas had their first goal choice in 13 minutes when Cuiabano received and led a help with art within the area, but the arch kick ended. The University of Chile had the first clear chance at 22 minutes, but Di Yorio’s backlash was not armed with Argentine defender Alexander Barboza.
When the Brazil team dominated, he disappeared by ousting Jair for a foul on Charles Aránguiz who was confirmed by the var. In a fewer person, Botsfogo increased the pressure and developed some dangers playing on a Chile team who wanted to roll the ball and leave the time running. After two dangerous artur players, Igor finally opened the score for the 38 -minute area when he finished his head of Savarino.
To improve the creation of his motions and given the need to win, the Chile team, Argentine Gustavo álvarez, sacrificed a steering wheel and sent midfielder Javier Altamirano to court at the beginning of the second half. Visitors came out of the attack and Aránguiz for a little tied after 4 minutes, but their ball fell to the crossbar.
Technical file
1 – boots: Juan; Vitanho, Alexandre Barboza, Jair, Alex Telles (M.89, Matthew Ponte); Marlon Freitas, Gregore, Artur, Cuiabano (M.60, Allan), Jefferson Savarino (M.67, Danilo Barbosa); Igor Jesus.
0 – U. of Chile: Gabriel Castellón; Fabián Hormazábal, Franco Calderón, Nicolás Ramírez, Matías Sepúlveda; Maximiliano Guerrero, Marcelo Díaz (M.45, Javier Altamirano), Charles Aránguiz, Israel Poblete (M.87, Lucas Assadi), Leandro Fernández; and Lucas Di Yorio (M.74, Nicolás Guerra).
Purpose: 1-0, Igor Jesus (m. 38)
Referee: The Colombian Andrés Rojas drives Jair and advises Guerrero, Hormazábal, Cuiabano, John, Calderón and Altamirano.
Incidents: match for the sixth and last day of Group A of Copa Libertadores playing at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Artur came to score the second boots after help from Igor Jesus in 55 minutes, but his score was removed by the var by a touch with his hand at the beginning of the play. At the University of Chile, who threatened the purpose of the Carioca team, Paiva decided to replace two creation men such as Cuiabano and Savarino with two flyers containing Allan and Danilo Barbosa to improve defense and try to handle the advantage to the end.
Together with Fernández, Guerrero and Di Yorio turn into attacks, but failed at the end of a Chile university that was highly offensive, Igor Jesus became the opponent of many dangerous counterattacks of Bootfogo. In the absence of five minutes, the newly admitted Nicolás Guerra had the best chance of Chileans to tie, but his header had moved a few centimeters. Despite Chile’s strong pressure in the last minutes, even the five additions, the Libertadores champion knows how to maintain his advantage to the end.
Source: La Verdad
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