El Cacique won 2-1 in the rematch of phase 3 of the continental tournament, thus advancing to the competition groups.
Colo Colo was able to celebrate again this Wednesday after beating Sportivo Trinidense 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores Phase 3 rematch. Thanks to this result the team responsible for Jorge Almiron He pulled out all the stops in the continental competition groups .
In this regard, the Paraguayan press valued the effort of its representative and highlighted the level of the rival that Triqui had to face.
ABC summarized in its column that “Sportivo Trinidense will be the fourth Paraguayan team to compete this year in the Copa Sudamericana in its group stage. The Auriazul were beaten 2-1 against Colo Colo from Chile who is still in the Libertadores . It was a great performance from José Arrúa and, for the moment, it put the Chileans in difficulty. Leonardo Gil and Pablo Palacio scored for the Transandins, Gilberto Flores scored for the Paraguayans.
D10, for his part, mentioned that “Sportivo Trinidense fell on its feet this Wednesday in Santiago against Colo Colo in an intense match and said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores with honor.
They added that “in the last quarter, Triqui entrusted himself to Óscar Giménez, since he only needed a goal to force penalties. He lifted as many balls as he could, but the prize didn’t come. And so, showing a good face during his first Copa Libertadores, he said goodbye with honor, fighting to the end against a colossus of the continent. “.
Versus, meanwhile, said that “a few errors at key moments of the match made it more difficult than usual for Trinidense, who ended their Copa Libertadores adventure for the first time in their history and will now have to settle.” with the Copa Sudamericana”.
“The final result of the match was 2-1 for Colo Colo, who scored early thanks to Leonardo Gil first and Carlos Palacios later, while Gilberto Flores scored the throw-in that put Trinidense back in the series and “That allowed him to fight until the end,” they added.
Concerning the work of the Cacique, they stressed that “imposing the home team, Colo Colo were overwhelming from the start, putting on the match that everyone was waiting for and which had in fact already been presented in Asunción “.
“The team led by Jorge Almirón knew how to manage the ball and the pace of the match, finding the goal in the 4th minute, with a fantastic pass from Carlos Palacios and a definition from Leonardo Gil,” they added.
“Trinidense left everything, but could not find the goal that would have equalized the series. Despite this, the image left by the “Triqui” has been very good and will have a new opportunity on the international field with the Copa Sudamericana,” they concluded.
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