The Fortress Brazilian won this Wednesday (0-2) at Lima Alliance in the fifth day of group F of the Libertadores Cupin a duel in which he forgot about the penalties he is dragging in the local tournament to continue dreaming of qualifying for the round of 16.
Alianza Lima, sunk in last place in their group, was unable to break the curse in Libertadores in front of their fans and already has 28 consecutive games without knowing victory in the top continental competition, a bad streak that they will try to break against River Plate on the last day.
The Tricolor do Pici, bottom of their league, put on the Libertadores suit and, willing to take advantage of their opportunities, launched themselves against the local goal hungry for a goal from the initial whistle. From the beginning of the game and showing superiority over their rival, the Brazilians began a siege that put goalkeeper Ángelo Campos in trouble on several occasions.
The result was immediate and, in the 16th minute, Moisés Veiga opened the scoring after a good play by Yago Pikachu, who filtered the ball between the central defenders in a measured pass so that his teammate, almost at the penalty spot, sent the ball at the back of the net. Although both teams had good opportunities, neither knew how to take advantage of them and with the 0-1 they went to the locker room.
The visitor, a cyclone in the second part
Upon returning to the green table, Fortaleza became a cyclone that dominated an Alianza Lima much inferior to which only its goalkeeper saved from a major thrashing.
Despite their superiority, Fortaleza’s second goal was delayed until the 80th minute, when the Brazilians began an attacking play on the left wing, very close to the corner flag.
The ball reached Lucas Lima, who leaned against a wall to position himself facing the goal. With great agility, he put the ball in the center of the small area, where Pikachu, very alone against a defense made by the statue, fired a powerful shot to score the second goal of the game.
With this result, Fortaleza is tied on points with Colo-Colo in second place in the group, although the Chilean team still has to play the fifth round match against River Plate.
Therefore, the second place that allows the pass to the round of 16 will be decided on the last day with a direct duel between Colo-Colo and Fortaleza. For its part, Alianza Lima is last in the group by a single point and without the possibility of reaching third place, which has as a consolation prize the pass to the South American.
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