Defense and Justice, who is seeking his first international achievement, is outperforming 1 to 0 to Lanús, winner of two tournaments organized by Conmebol, this Saturday in the final South American Cup 2020, which is set in the stadium Mario kempes.
The final is refereed by the Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela (appointed to replace the Uruguayan Leodán González, who contracted coronavirus) and televised by ESPN and DirecTV Sports.
The only goal of the match so far was scored by Adonis Frías, 34 minutes into the first half.
In case of finishing the equalized 90 minutes, an additional 30 minutes will be used and if the tie subsists, the winner will be defined with shots from the penalty spot.
The South American champion will have the right to play the final of the Recopa Sudamericana against the winner of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, which will define the winner between Brazilians Palmeiras and Santos on January 30, at the Maracanã stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
The match
The first 30 minutes of the game passed without too many goal situations in goal.
Defense had possession of the ball, but could not hurt those of Zubeldia.
The Garnet, for its part, was betting on some counterattack and the cunning of its forwards Orsini and Sand to capture some error from the Falcon.
Until, at 34, Defense managed to put together a very good collective play, which culminated in a center behind Romero that failed to be rejected.
And the ball was left to Frías, who scored a full shot reaching the area to score 1-0.
Thus, Crespo’s team took the lead on the scoreboard and changed the history of the match.
Until the end of the initial stage, Lanús showed a lukewarm reaction, looking for a draw that seemed complex since it was difficult for him to find his forwards well positioned.
Florencio Varela’s team thus managed to enter the complement with advantage and tranquility for the final 45 minutes.
Formations
Lanús: Lautaro Morales; Brian Aguirre, Guillermo Burdisso, Alexis Pérez and Alexandro Bernabei; Pedro De La Vega, Tomás Belmonte, Facundo Quignón and L. Vera; Nicolás Orsini and José Sand. DT: Luis Zubeldia.
Defense and Justice: Ezequiel Unsain; F. Paredes, Adonis Frías and Héctor Martínez; Enzo Fernández; Francisco Pizzini, Valentín Larralde, Eugenio Isnaldo and Rafael Delgado; Walter Bou and Braian Romero. DT: Hernán Crespo.
- Referee: Jesús Valenzuela, from Venezuela.
- Court: Mario Alberto Kempes, from Córdoba.
- Start time: 17.
- TV: ESPN and DirecTV Sports.
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