04/08/2023 and las 06:17 CEST
The Argentines beat São Paulo 1-0 and the tie remains open for the second leg
The duel between Brazilians ended 1-1 in a match with little desire to take risks
Saint Lawrence defeated this Thursday by 1-0 a São Paulo in an intense match of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, played at the ‘Nuevo Gasómetro’ stadium in Buenos Aires. With a goal scored by the Paraguayan Adam Bareiro (minute 51), the ‘Ciclón’, led by Rubén Darío Insúa, will prepare for the rematch next Thursday at the Morumbí stadium.
The first stage was a study for both teams, but with a territorial domain of control of the ball for those led by Dorival Silvestre Júnior. With a gap on the sides with Rafinha and Caio Paulista, San Lorenzo opted for the withdrawal of its lines to find a counter to supply Adam Bareiro and Nahuel Barrios.
At the beginning of the second half, a cross from Agustín Giay arrived for Gonzalo Maroni to lower his head for the arrival of the Paraguayan Adam Bareirowho pushed the ball towards the rival goal and left Rafael without options.
São Paulo reacted after the conceded goal and began desperately looking for an equalizer. He had it in the head of Jonathan Calleri, who forced Agustín Batalla, one of the best South American goalkeepers of this 2023, to shine. In the final minutes, the São Paulo team bet on the centers of Caio Paulista, plus the income of Alexandre Pato and Michel Araújo but San Lorenzo with more grit and dedication than football ideas resisted each onslaught of the visit.
In this way, San Lorenzo was left with the victory and will arrive in a better shape for the second leg, which will be played on August 10 at the Morumbí stadium, which will be more demanding for the ‘Tricolor Paulista’.
conformist tie
Brazilian clubs America y Bragantino they matched 1-1 this Thursday in Belo Horizonte with apparent conformism in their first leg of the round of 16. An own goal from Éder and a header from the Uruguayan Gonzalo Mastriano sealed the first chapter between paulistas and mineiros. The team from Mineiro, penultimate in the Brazilian league, deepened its sporting crisis a little more, while Bragantino, runner-up in the tournament and prominent in the local championship in leading positions, took an away draw.
The visitors, led by the Portuguese Pedro Caxinha, went out from the beginning in search of victory and after three minutes Matheus Fernandes finished off and the ball passed near the goal defended by Mateus Pasinato. Then it was a header from Léo Ortiz that put Pasinato in trouble again. América reacted and Matheusinho, on two occasions, and Breno brought the locals closer to the goal, demanding the goalkeeper Cleiton, who came out unscathed from the attacks. Then Bragantino imposed his conditions again and Matheus Fernandes was about to score, until after forty minutes, in a combination of Luan Cândido and Lucas Evangelista, eder tried to divert and, without luck, ended scoring in his own goal.
For the second half, the coach Vagner Mancini moved his chips, but Bragantino was not intimidated and Juninho Capixaba, Lucas Evangelista, Bruninho and Sorriso were about to expand. However, when the visiting team was playing better, in a corner kick the newly incorporated Mastrianiwith a header, equalized the score after 72 minutes, in a play that had to be reviewed by VAR.
In the final minutes it seemed that the two teams were satisfied with the tie and both dropped back to leave things for the second leg that will be played on August 10. The appointment will be at the Neo Química Arena in São Paulo, where the Bragança Paulista team will go to officiate as a local.
2023-08-04 05:20:36
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