Oscar ‘Tacuara’ Cardozo, the figure of the party. Photo: Nestor Soto/Media Nation.
Beating from start to finish. Libertad, with a goal poker from Oscar ‘Tacuara’ Cardozo, mercilessly crushed 5-0! to Cerro Porteño by Facundo Sava; that ended with 10 and wounded pride.
La Huerta hosted today the clash between Gumarelos and Barcelona valid for date 10 of the Apertura 2023 tournament.
And Libertad was a real storm.
KNOW MORE: Great game in La Huerta with Libertad and Cerro Porteño
Daniel Garnero’s team He got fifth box from the start and by the hand of the stainless steel Oscar ‘Tacuara’ Cardozo (1′ and 12′) and Alex Barboza (19′) directed the thrashed before the public find their seats.
Óscar Cardozo scored for @Libertad_Guma at the minute of the start of the game!
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⚽️ He received Diego Gómez’s pass and sent it to the bottom! Óscar Cardozo puts the gumarelo up.
➡️ @Libertad_Guma 2
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Alexander Barboza marks the third and extends the advantage of @Libertad_Guma.
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At that point the match was momentarily suspended due to a major brawl unleashed by the Cerro bar Porteño in his sector. The police intervened forcefully and a series of clashes and bullfights ensued.
✖️ TENSE MOMENT IN TUYUCUÁ!
Incidents between the fans of Cerro Porteño and the police…
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Once the game resumed, Libertad did not stop harassing the cerrista goal and Jean quickly began to star in the situations, given the confusion among his teammates.
The Cyclone only showed signs of life at 40′ with a Robert Morales header, but it was a mirage because Libertad reached the fourth with Tacuara (45’+1′) after another defensive error.
Tacuara’s third! Óscar Cardozo scores the quarter of @Libertad_Guma.
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The thing did not end there because Alberto Espínola caused a penalty and left Cerro Porteño with 10 after receiving the direct red. He was in charge of the execution Cardozo, who signed the fourth of his harvest (45’+11′). 5-0 and total discomfort in the cerrista side.
From a penalty, Óscar Cardozo puts the fifth to @Libertad_Guma.
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Libertad returned from the locker room with the confidence of having the lawsuit in his pocket. He released the occasional incursion, sometimes stinging, but did not risk more than necessary. Cerro, stunned by the blows, played for the goal of honor, which did not come either.
With this historic result, Libertad adds 25 points and takes 6 from his immediate escort, Guaraní (19). Cerro Porteño stagnated in third place (17).
