Internacional makes a good first half, falters and draws in Libertadores

Internacional had a good first half, but was only tied with Nacional for the Copa Libertadores, and loses the chance to take the lead in their group

O International tied with the National this Wednesday, the 3rd, in Beira Rio, and frustrated his fans after taking the lead and having a good performance in the first half. The goals scored by Market, of pity It is Zabala, Walnut they secured a 2-2 draw and the sum of one point for each in the group that has the Uruguayans as leaders and Colorado in second.

The beginning of the first half of the game made it seem that the owner of the house would also rule the actions of the match, and would have a victory with ease for the continental competition, but that was not what happened. The hope for a smooth game increased even more when Mercado left the marking and took advantage of a corner kick to open the scoring.

Keeping better in the game, Inter created chances to expand, the best of them in the German table with Wanderson, who kicked it out, to the despair of the center forward who wanted the pass. Therefore, the Uruguayans punished with a tie by Zabala, who hit a good shot from outside and put the 1 to 1 for the break.

After the break, the fans expected a return similar to the beginning of the game, but it was not like that. Showing greater anxiety, Colorado scared the goalkeeper much less Rochetwhich was well protected by its defensive system, and still saw the attack take danger and just didn’t increase due to a free kick on Mercado shortly before the finalization.

Celebration of one of Internacional’s goals / Credits: Getty Images

As time went by, the match opened up even more, and Nacional started to believe that they could come out with the victory, even if they tried to close well without the ball to guarantee at least one point. With that, De Pena took advantage of a cross Lucca from the left, and made the second. Despite this, with the Uruguayan pressure, Noguera took advantage of the dead ball and scored with a header to give final numbers to the game.


Source: sportbuzz

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