banfield won this Tuesday by 1-0 to the Saints Brazilian on the first day of the Group C of the South American Cup with a goal from the midfielder Agustin Urzi21 years old.
The youth scored in the 44th minute with a volley, without controlling the ball, outside the area and near the left side line of the attack.
His precise shot went over the goalkeeper joao paul.
banfield was first of Group C thanks to tonight’s goalless draw between the Catholic University Ecuadorian and the La Calera Union Chilean.
The Drill he dominated during the 45 minutes, had possession of the ball 60% of the time and generated three clear goalscoring situations.
The Saintson the other hand, did not kick on goal during the first half.
At 25 minutes, Juan Manuel Cruzson of former striker Julio ‘the Gardener’ Cruzfaced the goalkeeper in an unbeatable position after a mistake by the defense of the Saintsbut Joao Paulo deflected his shot.
In the second half the Brazilians went in search of the tie and Lucas Barbosa and Vincius Zanocelo they came close to scoring, but local goalkeeper Enrique Bologna, 40, prevented it.
The locals played the last minutes with ten after the expulsion of the midfielder Nicholas Sunday at 86 minutes for a double yellow.
Banfield returned to participate tonight in the Copa Sudamericana after three and a half years.
Saintschampion of the Libertadores and the world in 1962 and 1963, and of the Libertadores in 2011, is in search of his first Copa Sudamericana, a tournament in which he never got past the quarterfinals.
Santos will receive on Wednesday of next week at the Catholic University on the second day and Banfield will visit Unión La Calera the next day.
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