The national striker scored a goal in the Copa Libertadores final. Despite this, he could not prevent Botafogo from securing victory after missing a clear goal option.
This Saturday, Buenos Aires dressed up to host the Copa Libertadores final. Eduardo Vargas’ Atlético Mineiro took on Botafogo at River Plate’s Monumental Stadium and it was the Rio de Janeiro side who ended up lifting the trophy after a 3-1 victory.
The national striker was one of the protagonists. After Fogão led 2-0 on the scoreboard, despite being one player down due to an expulsion before the minute of play, the former University of Chile came on to give Mineiro hope .
In the 47th minute, after a corner sent by Hulk, The Chilean appeared in the center of the area to overcome the resistance of the rival goalkeeper with a powerful header. . This gave new impetus to Mineiro who had further chances to score at Vargas, but without success before Junior Santos in the 90+7 buried any chance of a comeback.
With all this, the Brazilian press had a contradictory way of evaluating Vargas in the final. Globoesporte commented that “This gave Atlético a different look in the second half. He disturbed Botafogo’s defense, scored a goal and was Galo’s best on the pitch “.
However, they did not overlook the failed chances that could have meant a tie. “He had a great opportunity at the end, but he wasted it “, they concluded.
consolation prize
Despite the disappointment after losing the first trophy in South America, Turboman was left with a positive part amidst the regrets. With his goal, he enters a privileged historical list in terms of scorers in the decisive instances of Conmebol tournaments.
Eduardo Vargas’ goal in the Copa Libertadores final meant more than just a passing goal, at least in the history books of South American football. And although his conversion only made up for the Belo Horizonte team’s defeat against rivals Rio de Janeiro, the La Roja striker earned recognition in a special list.
With the goal scored at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, The striker became the fourth player in history to score in the final of the continent’s two most important tournaments. : In today’s score, the striker still has three figures when he wore the University of Chile jersey, during the two-legged matches of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana final, against La Liga de Quito.
In this competition, in which he won the crown with the undefeated student team, the striker from Cobreloa’s career became famous by scoring a total of 11 goals, the highest individual total recorded in a single edition. In the distribution, the goals against clubs of continental importance such as Nacional de Uruguay, Flamengo, Vasco Da Gama and the aforementioned team from the Ecuadorian capital stand out.
Source: Latercera
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