With the 1-1 tie obtained by the Arabs in added time, the national team assured, at least, its presence in the Copa Sudamericana.
Palestinian He earned a valuable point in his visit to Millonarios on the penultimate day of the Copa Libertadores group stage. . Even if they started to fall in the 40th minute after Juan Carvajal’s goal, those led by Pablo “Vitamina” Sánchez were able to resist the attacks of the locals and ended up obtaining a 1-1 draw in the 90+2′ thanks to the head of Junior Marabel. gave them a point that allows the Chilean team to continue in international competitions, even with clear options to reach the second round of the Libertadores.
Of course, in Colombia it was a big blow, because with this result the Millonarios lost any chance of advancing, as reflected in the Colombian press.
El Tiempo underlined in his column that “everything has been consumed for the Millonarios in the Copa Libertadores. The blue team celebrated their miracle, they won 1-0, the match was over, the team was alive and had a chance to qualify, but in added time and after many missed scoring chances, the Palestino’s death blow has arrived. a goal that no one expected and which meant the 1-1 and the elimination of the Millonarios from the tournament.
They added that in the first half, “Palestino continued with its slow pace, pretending that it wanted a draw, but no, the best chances of the first half were Chile’s.”
Regarding the second half, they said that “in general, the second half was calm. Millonarios was only waiting for the final whistle, he chose to defend and Palestino did not attack. But in stoppage time a cross arrived in the area, a bomb and Marabel got up, beat Arias and scored with a header that equalized and condemned Millonarios’ elimination from the tournament. “.
Gol Caracol, for his part, stressed that “the Millonarios did not do their homework on the night of this Tuesday, May 14, during the Copa Libertadores de América 2024. The ‘ambassador’ team disappointed its supporters at the stadium El Campín, equalizing. by 1-1 against Palestino, in the match of the fifth day of Group E of the largest club tournament on the continent.
Regarding the Arabs’ goal, they commented that “when everything seemed to be leaning towards victory and the three points for the Millonarios, The Chilean team managed to register final figures with a score from Junior Marabel, at 90+2, with a header that silenced the entire stadium and the ‘long’ faces of the ‘albiazul’ footballers were present. . This goal subsequently resulted in their elimination from the Copa Libertadores.
To conclude, they summarized: “In Tuesday’s match against Palestino, Millonarios missed some clear options in front of the rival goal, David Macalister Silva and Juan Carlos Pereira had the opportunity to get on the board, but they did not successful. And the one that ultimately won was the Chilean team, who fought hard and took home the spoils. “.
El Espectador, for its part, headlined: “Palestino was the executioner of Millonarios and excluded him from the Copa Libertadores “.
Then they summarized: “Amidst the rain and the shame, the Millonarios said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores. On Tuesday evening, the Albiazul team received Palestino in El Campín for the fifth date of the Conmebol tournament. Even if Alberto Gamero’s men managed to open the scoring thanks to a goal from Juan Carvajal, they were unable to close the match. At the end of the match, in the 90+2 minute, Marabel of the rival team scored the draw goal 1-1. “This result ended any possibility for Albiazul’s team.”
Finally, El País pointed out that “the Millonarios final ended in a draw, which means that Alberto Gamero’s team is out of the fight. The Colombian capital was on the verge of securing its first victory in the tournament thanks to a goal from youngster Juan Carvajal in the 40th minute, but Junior Marabel sealed the tie with a header at 90+2. ″.
They also said that “far from home, Palestino benefited in the Colombian capital only from the encouragement of dozens of supporters of Millonarios itself and other Colombian clubs who waved the flags of Palestine.”
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