Estudiantes suffered more than necessary to win. But in the end, he won. With more drive than football, they defeated The Strongest 2 to 1 in La Plata and with four points, they reached first place in group C of the Copa Libertadores that they share with Huachipato of Chile. The Bolivians, who had one less player for almost the entire match, were leading 1-0 with a goal from Enrique Triverio in the first half. But in the second, Guido Carrillo and the Colombian Edwuin Cetré scored the goals of the “pincha” victory.
The expulsion of Bolivian defender Enoumba 8 minutes into the first half seemed to simplify the night for Estudiantes. But the local team did not know how to make the extra man count to the same extent that The Strongest was able to reorganize itself. At 12 minutes, a header from Triverio after a corner from Ramallo from the left hit the crossbar. And at 21, a left-footed shot by Triverio himself from outside the area became the first goal for the La Paz team.
Estudiantes coach, Eduardo Domínguez, tried to get his men to react by making two changes (Meza for Benedetti and Carrillo for Sosa) before the first stage ended. With two leading forwards (Correa and Carrillo), “Pincha” pushed without clarity in search of a tie. And he continued doing it in the second half, when he put a forward (Piatti) for a defender (Federico Fernández) and attacked with five forwards. And the simultaneous rise of the two full-backs, Mancuso and Meza.
Regardless, the siege was unbearable for The Strongest. Their goalkeeper Viscarra took three goal balls until at 20 minutes, Cetré crossed a cross to the far post and Carrillo, with a faulty shot, scored 1 to 1. Estudiantes redoubled the pressure and nine minutes from the end, a cross shot by Cetré He converted the 2 to 1 that the La Plata team built through pure effort. But it ended up being fair.
2024-04-10 03:01:00
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