With bizarre goal, Corinthians beats Deportivo Cali in Libertadores

Corinthians and Deportivo Cali faced each other this Wednesday, 13, for the second round of the Libertadores group stage; check out how the game went!

THE Corinthians faced the Deportivo Cali this Wednesday, 13, for Libertadores, and got his first victory in the competition. it was not with jonor with Paulinho And much less Williamthe goal of the match and which gave the three points to Timão came out of the head of Boiler. The defender of the Colombian team scored a bizarre own goal and saw his team lose 1-0 in the NeoChemistry Arena.

The match between the two teams was even. Corinthians was the one who had the most possession of the ball and tried to swing the net the most. The Deportivo Cali goalkeeper made excellent saves and relied on the beam to help him. Even so, Timão saw Caldeira do it against and give the alvinegro the three points. The result left the group tangled up and everyone has three points from two games.

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Corinthians and Deportivo Cali played a balanced first half at NeoQuímica Arena. The hosts were more intense in the ball disputes and sought to explore several attacks by the wing, while the Colombians tried to pace the game more and reduce the alvinegro rhythm. The best opportunities came from the feet of Vítor Pereira’s team.

Always playing on the right, Corinthians used and abused Fagner on the right. The side proved to be a good alternative and created problems for the rival defense. In two of his crosses, Fábio Santos almost scored and Mantuan was also close to scoring the net. In the dead ball, Raul Gustavo took danger in a header at the beginning of the game.

Willian in action during the clash against Deportivo Cali in Libertadores (Credit: GettyImages)

Meanwhile, on the Deportivo Cali side, the team felt that Corinthians was in a high rotation and tried to value possession of the ball. The best arrivals of the visiting team came in corners. In one of them, Burdisso headed and forced Cássio to make a great save to keep the score 0-0.

After an initial goalless stage, Corinthians returned for the second half determined to score Deportivo Cali’s nets. Right away, Timão launched an attack, Gustavo Mantuan made a great individual move and hit the rival goal. The goalkeeper touched the ball and it still hit the post before going out through the baseline.

Corinthians continued to play in the attack, pressing for the ball and trying to finish the plays. Deportivo Cali managed to intercept all the balls, but in an isolated opportunity they took a goal in a bizarre way. Fagner kicked from outside the area, the goalkeeper palmed it and Caldeira put it against his own goal and made it 1 to 0 for Timão.

Source: sportbuzz

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