In the first leg of the quarterfinals, Athletico-PR had the support of the crowd to try to start in front of the confrontation, but was unsuccessful.
On the night of this Thursday, 04, the Atletico-PR stepped onto the lawn to play the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. Playing at home and with the support of the crowd, the team received the traditional students, but was unsuccessful in the quest for victory. With a 0-0 draw, the teams postponed the decision to the return match.
ATHLETICO-PR IN THE FIELD!
At the beginning of the first half, Athletico-PR started with the objective of marking the departure of the rival’s game and controlling the ball possession. However, the creation of plays on the attacking field did not go as expected. Thus, the Argentine team grew in the match and arrived with danger. At 16 minutes, lol took advantage of the ball in the area and headed for a beautiful defense by bento.
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After the scare, Hurricane scored a penalty. At 24 minutes, Cuello headed and hit the arm of Godoy. Despite the marking, the referee was called to VAR and changed the decision. Penalty canceled! At 35, Khelven risked submission and saw andújar avoid the worst for Estudiantes, who still held on to Cuello’s attempt already close to injury time. Break!
On the return to the second half, Athletico-PR entered the field determined to seek victory. At two minutes, canobbio took a closed corner, but the goalkeeper cleared it. At four, the Argentine team responded with a kick from outside the area, which ended with another good save by Bento. At seven, Cuello took a risk and was almost.
With the bet on the dead ball, Estudiantes had difficulties to scare the rival goal. Thus, the Hurricane grew in the game and took danger. At 24 minutes, Fernandinho risked a submission and sent it out. At 27, Pedro Henrique was free to open the scoring after a deflection at the first post, but isolated the attempt. What is it, my son?!
Increasingly attentive in the attack, Athletico-PR continued hammering. At 28 minutes, Leo Cittadini received a cross from Khellven and headed it to scare the Argentine goalkeeper. At 36, Thiago Heleno ended the wait and swung the nets after the ball was thrown into the area. However, the VAR review indicated offside at the origin of the bid. Canceled! 0 to 0. End of story!
Source: sportbuzz
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