Fortaleza opens the scoring in the second half, but draws in a few minutes and leaves everything the same for the return game of the round of 16 of Libertadores
O Strength drew 1-1 with students this Thursday, 30th, at Arena Castelão, for the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16. Silvio Romero opened the scoring for Leão do Pici, who suffered the tie with a goal from Leandro Diaz. With the result, the spot for the next phase remains open.
The return game will be played next Thursday, July 7, at 9:30 pm (Brasilia time), at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, in Argentina. Whoever wins, guarantees the spot in the next round. A new tie takes the decision for classification to penalties. It is worth remembering that there is no qualified goal in the competition, only the sum of the results.
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Fortaleza returns to the field next Sunday, July 3, at 18:00 (Brasilia time), to face Coritiba, at Couto Pereira stadium, for the dispute of the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. Leão do Pici is the lantern of the competition’s leaderboard, with ten points added in 14 games.
THE GAME
The first two dangerous arrivals of the match came from Estudiantes. In the first, in the 19th minute, Manuel Castro had the hesitation in the exit of the ball from Fortaleza and, by far, sent it out. In the second, at 23, Godoy risked the kick and demanded a great defense from Marcelo Boeck.
Leão even hit the net, in the 24th minute, with Silvio Romero, but the referee ruled it out for offside. In the throw, the striker received Pikachu’s pass and hit the goal, but he was ahead at the time of the pass.
End of the game. Fortaleza and Estudiantes are tied, 1 to 1, in the first leg of the round of 16 of CONMEBOL Libertadores.
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— Fortaleza Esporte Clube 🦁 (@FortalezaEC) July 1, 2022
Better in the final minutes of the first half, Fortaleza opened the scoring in the ninth minute, with a goal by Silvio Romero. After a pass from Juninho Capixaba, the forward hit and saw the ball deflect in Noguera before going in: 1 to 0. Leão’s advantage, however, lasted until the 17th minute, when Leandro Díaz equalized with an assist from Más: 1 to 1.
Source: sportbuzz
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