The Chilean was one of the standout performers in Galo’s 3-0 win, having scored the third goal as an assist for Keno’s second. In the absence of a date for the end of the Brasileirao, the Belo Horizonte team is in seventh place, close to entering the tournament’s direct quotas.
Edward Vargas managed to forge a good end to the year at Brasileirao. The Chilean striker capped Atlético Mineiro’s 3-0 win over Cuiabá and netted his third goal in the last three games.
Hulk’s injury forced the hello technician to give the Chilean more playing time. And the historic second shooter for the Reds responded to this confidence with goals.
This is how he did it again on the penultimate date of the national championship, which already defined Palmeiras as a monarch. The former Napoli striker was one of the highlights of this new O Galo victory which allowed him to add 55 points in 37 games, thus remaining in seventh place.
Despite having the same score as Paranaense, the Curitiba side are sixth on goal difference, the last position that goes straight into the group stage of the international tournament.
The task began to be sealed early for the Atlético team, which this time played its match at Mineirao, the second largest stadium in Brazil. At 6 minutes, Keno took charge of bringing the score to 1-0 and quickly leading another victory for the Belo Horizonte team.
After this first conquest, the home side were close to increasing the numbers more than once in regular time. However, the 2-0 only came in the first half discounts.
A quick counter-attack created by Keno himself and the sinking man, ended with the Chilean qualifying perfectly, so the Brazilian scored almost at the finish line.
three out of three
In the second half, the Cuca team did not lose intensity and very quickly found the third figure. With the same protagonists: a Keno shot grazed a defender and left the ball served to Vargas, who made no mistake to make it 3-0 in the 56th minute.
Even the Golden Generation member was very close to scoring the fourth. The end of the duel was disputed, when a great play by the Argentinian Cristian Pavón -the same one who played at Boca Juniors- ended with the ball touching the small area. The rebound was at the Chilean’s feet, but defender Joaquim’s reaction prevented the renquino’s goal.
With this new conquest, Vargas adds three goals in the last three meetings, after the two he scored against Sao Paulo , a few days ago. Likewise, he achieved 20 conquests in 97 matches with Mineiro’s shirt, in two years facility schedule.
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Source: Latercera
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