At home, Botafogo cannot resist Colombian football and sees defeat in the first match of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores 2024
On the night of this Wednesday, the 3rd, the Botafogoof Brazilreceived the Junior Barranquillafrom the Colombiain a match valid for the first and inaugural round of the group stage of the Conmebol Libertadores Cup. After an intense 90 minutes of the ball rolling on the pitch Nilton Santos Stadiumin the city of Rio de Janeirothe Colombians won 3-1.
In the first few minutes, the home team realized that life in the competition would not be easy. At 13 minutes, Carlos Bacca opened the scoring after a penalty kick. At 28 minutes, Gabriel Fuentes increased and, in the 41st minute, the Colombians’ number 70 placed third in the count. But, even in the first stage, Hugo decreased in the 43rd minute. In the second half, nothing much happened between the two teams.
In this way, Glorioso is in last place in the Group D, with no points added in the first round, while the Colombians take first place, with three points. Botafogo’s next commitment will be against LDU Quitoof Ecuadorfor the second round of the tournament, on Thursday, 11. Junior Barranquilla enters the field again for the competition against Universityof Peruon Tuesday, 9. But, before that, he plays against Cali Americaon Saturday, 6, at Opening.
Source: sportbuzz
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