With the brilliance of young striker Vitor Roque, just 17 years old, Athletico-PR defeated Estudiantes (Argentina) 1-0, on Thursday night (11) at the Jorge Luis Hirschi stadium, in La Plata (Argentina). ), and qualified for the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, where he will measure forces with Palmeiras.
? At the last minute!
⚫??️ @AthleticoPR scored in stoppage time, won the @EdelpOficial 1-0 and advanced to the CONMEBOL semifinals #Liberators.
? Hurricane’s opponent in the next phase will be the # palm trees. pic.twitter.com/VirOLFGJvJ
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) August 12, 2022
The match started with the Argentines keeping more possession of the ball, and creating the best opportunities in the opening 45 minutes. In the 6th minute Manuel Castro created Estudiantes’ first chance, with a shot that went wide. But the clearest opportunity arose at 43, when Morel braced for goalkeeper Bento’s defense. The Hurricane only created something in the 16th minute, in a free kick by Khellven that was saved by Andújar.
After the break, the team led by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari improved and began to create more. However, the team from La Plata was more efficient and even surpassed goalkeeper Bento in the 17th minute, in Lollo’s submission. However, the goal was eventually disallowed by the referee, with the help of VAR (video referee), when signaling an irregularity in the bid.
? At the last minute!
⚫??️ @AthleticoPR scored in stoppage time, won the @EdelpOficial 1-0 and advanced to the CONMEBOL semifinals #Liberators.
? Hurricane’s opponent in the next phase will be the # palm trees. pic.twitter.com/VirOLFGJvJ
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) August 12, 2022
Over time, Felipão changed his team in order to become more offensive, putting more attacking players on the field, among them the Uruguayan Terans, who was decisive.
In the 50th minute, Hurricane’s number 20 made a great move on the left and played for Vitinho in the area, who lifted the ball for the boy Vitor Roque to beat goalkeeper Andújar to score the qualifying goal for the semifinals. With this result, Brazil guarantees at least one representative in the decision of the competition.
?️?? Semi defined!
??? @AthleticoPR and @Palmeiras will compete for a spot in the CONMEBOL final #Liberators 2022! Departure in Curitiba and back in São Paulo.
? Who is the favorite? pic.twitter.com/Ldb5cxHhRm
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) August 12, 2022
After the commitment to Libertadores, Athletico-PR meets Flamengo in the Brazilian Championship, starting at 4 pm (Brasilia time) next Sunday (14) at the Maracanã stadium.
