Lanus tied this Wednesday without goals with Independent Medellin in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the South American Cup played in stadium The Fortress.
The match was marked by two goals disallowed Garnet and a penalty rectified by the Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio.
The Granate started better than its rival and in the 26th minute had its first chance with a shot from Walter Bou which hit the crossbar.
Two minutes later, Abel Luciatti converted into a goal that was annulled at the request of the VAR due to offside position of Carlos Izquierdozwho had given the assist after a free kick.
Ten minutes later Raul Loaiza He was fouled inside the area by Fainer Torijano and the referee Wilton Sampaio awarded a penalty, although the VAR later called the referee who reversed his decision.
In the complement, the Independent Medellin He took the initiative and had his best moments in the match, but in both of his opportunities he failed in the final stitch and the score remained 0-0.
At minute 69 Sampaio He again disallowed a goal for Lanus for a previous foul by Walter Bou in the half-turn before the goal scored by Raul Loaiza.
Continuing the night’s controversies, in the 76th minute what could have been a goal was disallowed. Walter Bou after a free kick from Carlos Izquierdozdue to an advanced position.
At the end there were two options to get the score to zero but the score did not change and with the tie at zero the series was open for next Wednesday in the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellin.
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– Match details:
0. Lanus: Nahuel Losada; Nicolas Morgantini, Abel Luciatti (m.56, Ezequiel Munoz), Gonzalo Perez (m.66, Jonathan Torres), Julio Soler; Raul Loaiza, Carlos Izquierdoz, Eduardo Salvio (m.80, Lautaro Acosta); and Walter Bou.
Coach: Ricardo Zielinski.
0. Independent Medellin: The team from the 2000s to the 2010s was named the first team to win the championship.
Coach: Alejandro Restrepo.
Referee: Brazilian Wilton Pereira Sampaio cautioned Raul Loaiza, Ramiro Carrera, Brayan Leon, Baldomero Perlaza and Luis Sandoval.
Incidents: First leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana played at the La Fortaleza Néstor Díaz Pérez Stadium, in the Buenos Aires town of Lanús.
