With a triplet Raphael Veiga Palmeirascurrent two-time champion Libertadores Cuphumiliated Independiente again this Tuesday Bolivian oil tanker by 0-5 and is the first team classified to the round of 16 of the continental competition.
After the fourth date in your area, palm trees leads Group A with 12 points out of a possible 12, followed by Emelec with 5, then there is Sports Tachira from Venezuela with 4 and in last place the Oil Independent with one, already eliminated from the Cup.
palm trees achieved this away victory with the triplet of Rafael Veiga at minutes 15, 22, 60, another goal from the scorer Rafael Navarro in the 62nd minute and Murilo Cerqueira at 74, at the stadium Homeland of Sucreat an altitude of 2,820 meters.
superiority of palm trees It was seen from the first moment that he took control of the match against a Independent that he could not finalize his plays to reach the opposite goal.
An error of the Paraguayan defender Francisco Silva of touching the ball with his hand gave palm trees a penalty that at 15 minutes Rafael Veiga became the first goal in favor of the Brazilian team.
The second goal was immediate and at minute 22 Veiga finished with the left from very close to the goal with the assistance of Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Pereira scoring the second goal.
The referee Nicholas Lamolina He showed the Argentine striker a red card in the 47th minute Jonathan Cristaldo and a minute later the technical director of the “capitalinos” was also expelled Marcelo Robledo that he had to leave the court to claim the warning.
Veiga became the executioner of Indiawith 10 on the field, who at 60 minutes, some 30 meters from the goal, finished off with his left foot achieving the third goal, two minutes later Rafael Navarrothe top gunner of the Liberatorsscored the fourth goal that he finished off with his right foot from the center of the area.
The fifth came from a header by Murilo Cerqueira in the 74th minute after a corner kick against a lackluster rival, champion of the Bolivian tournament.
Palmeiras, champion of the Liberators in 2020 and 2021, he remains undefeated so far with four wins.
Those led by Abel Ferrera They previously thrashed Inde 8-1 on the second date of this contest.
Oil Independent will visit Deportivo Táchira of Venezuela on May 18, while Palmeiras will receive Emelec at home for the fifth day.
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