His former coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, returns to the club in a difficult situation
Júnior Sornoza, the star of Independiente, was on the bench due to discomfort
Independiente del Valle, with a brace from Argentine Lautaro Díaz, fairly defeated Corinthians this Tuesday by 1-2 and embittered the return of Vanderlei Luxemburgo to the bench of the Brazilian team, on the third day of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
The Ecuadorian team added three vital points at the Neo Química Arena in Sao Paulo that allow them to settle in second position in group E, with six points, one less than the leader Argentinos Juniorswhich did not go beyond the 2-2 draw against Liverpool of Uruguay, bottom with one.
Corinthians did not make good the saying “new coach, sure victory” and saw their pass to the round of 16 get complicated, as they are left with three points and in the next two rounds they also have to face Argentinos and Independiente at home.
Díaz was the executioner of the albinegro box tonight. He opened the scoring in minute 22 and repeated in minute 52. Before the ruling, Róger Guedes gave hope to the locals before the break.
Independiente del Valle appeared in the São Paulo capital without its main star, the midfielder Júnior Sornoza, on the bench due to discomfort muscles in the thigh.
Another of the figures of the Negriazul squad, the Argentine midfielder Lorenzo Faravelli, did not even travel to Sao Paulo due to an ankle injury.
Despite these significant casualties, Independiente del Valle began dominating against a crouching Corinthians aimlessly.
Róger Guedes woke up the public at the Neo Química Arena with a spur of pure class and Murillo lifted them from their seats with a header that crashed into the crossbar.
Martín Anselmi’s team, champion of the 2022 Copa Sudamericana, did not lose his temper and He did a lot of damage with long balls behind the Corinthian rear.
Thus came Lautaro Díaz’s first goal, who started from the left flank, galloped to the area and put a final kick into Cássio’s goal.
The advantage relaxed Del Valle excessively, who saw how Guedes returned the tie to the scoreboard in the 35th minuteat the end of a pass between the lines of Adson, after a bad clearance from the visitors.
But Díaz reappeared in the first minutes of the second half to make life bitter for Corinthians.
The Argentine striker took advantage of a chain error by Maycon and Murillo to neutralize any comeback attempt.
Corinthians, who are experiencing a turbulent start to the season, ran into the crossbar again through Yuri Alberto and pressed just timidly in the final minutes.
Much work ahead Luxemburgo, who comes to replace Alexi Stival ‘Cuca’, who resigned a few days after taking office due to pressure from an old sexual abuse case he faced while playing for the Guild.
