0-1: Agonic pass in the ‘semis’ of Scolari’s Paranaense

A goal by Vitor Roque in the 96th minute gave the Athletico Paranaense 0-1 away win against Students from La Plata this Thursday and thus achieved the last place in the semifinals of Libertadores Cup.

An accurate header from the striker allowed the visiting team to score the only goal of the series and access the semifinal, where they will face a Palmeiras side that had just been eliminated by compatriots Atlético Mineiro in punishments.

Estudiantes was the one who made the biggest upset since the start of the match in search of difference after achieving a goalless draw in Thursday’s match at the Arena da Baixada.

With the extremely agile Pablo Piatti and a Fernando Zuqui dominating the midfield, the locals opted to go for Bento’s goal with Leandro Díaz as a good reference in the area. Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men retreated to their field and bet on the counterattack or reached the difference on the scoreboard from set pieces.

Before the break, the local team had three clear chances with a shot by Agustín Rogel going near the post, another shot by Jorge Morel that had a good intervention by Bento and another header by Rogel that went over crossbar.

The break allowed Athletico Paranaense to rebuild their idea of ​​the game and in the first minutes of the second half they showed their best version with a more accompanied by Pablo in the offense.

On 63 minutes came the first big controversy of the night in La Plata as Luciano Lollo converted after a header hit the post, but Uruguayan referee Andrés Matonte, at the request of VAR, disallowed the goal by confirming that Jorge Morel in the forward position blocked the goalkeeper Bento.

After this action, Estudiantes did not find many emotional and soccer arguments but they still looked for the winning goal, while Paranaense retreated and chose the definition through penalties to get the pass to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores.

Jorge Rodríguez had the clearest chance for the locals with a great individual play that ended with a deflected shot and Uruguayan player Mauro Méndez had another option in a one-on-one which he finished with wide.

With the die seemingly ruled out and the fate of penalties inevitable, one final move emerged in the sixth minute of added time that culminated in a cross headed by Vitor Roque with Mariano Andújar looking to widen the net. .

After several VAR checks to check if the scorer of the night scored with his hand or in a legal way, referee Matonte certified the goal and allowed the visit to pass to the semifinals to confirm the presence of the three Brazilian teams in the sense of the fight. 2022 edition of the Copa Libertadores.

Athletico Paranaense and Palmeiras will determine one finalist, while Flamengo and Vélez Sarsfield will contribute to the other in the decisive match of this continental competition to be played on October 29 at the Monumental stadium in Guayaquil.

DATA SHEET

0 – Students from La Plata: Mariano Andujar; Leonardo Godoy (m.77, Mauro Boselli), Agustín Rogel, Luciano Lollo, Jorge Morel and Emmanuel Más; Manuel Castro, Jorge Rodríguez (m.95, Nehuén Paz), Fernando Zuqui and Pablo Piatti (m.83, Benjamín Rollheiser); Leandro Diaz (m.83, Mauro Mendez)
Instructor: Ricardo Zielinsky
1 – Athletico Paranaense: bento; Khelven, Pedro Henrique, Thiago Heleno and Abner Vinicius, Fernandinho (m.83, Erick) and Hugo Moura; Agustín Canobbio (m.60, Vitor Roque), Alex Santana (m.93, David Terans) and Tomás Cuello (m.83, Vitinho); Pablo (m.60, Rómulo) Teacher: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Purpose: 0-1, Vitor Roque (d. 96)
Referee: Uruguayan Andrés Matonte advised Díaz, Andújar, Zuqui, Godoy, Castro, Henrique, Pablo, Santana and Canobbio
Incidents: The second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals was played at the UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium in the city of La Plata