Cerro falls into the discounts and gives the title to Libertad

Gumarelo was established in advance as the monarch of the first championship of 2023. (@Libertad_Guma / Twitter)

The combination of results that was needed materialized this Saturday: Libertad beat Olimpia 1-0 in the black and white classic, taking advantage of the agonizing fall of Cerro Porteño against General Caballero to shout champion in advance.

The historical Oscar “Tacuara” Cardozo He made himself felt in a game that ended up being decisive in the framework of date 19, converting the only goal of the day in La Huerta from the penalty spot (19 ‘).

At the same time, Cerro Porteño was defeated in the Nueva Olla 2-1 with a goal from Gentleman General in discount time, a result that led to an insurmountable difference for the Cyclone: 10 points with 9 in dispute in the rest of the tournament.

The classic black and white from Tuyucuá found a cabbage cast that dominated the actions until they found the possibility of opening the account: a handball by Luis Zárate was warned by the VAR, and in a field review the maximum penalty was determined.

Tacuara Cardozo did not miss and, with an exquisite left-footed touch, easily surpassed goalkeeper Juan Espínola and established the advantage, ultimately definitive, for the team of Daniel Garnero.

Penalty executed by Óscar “Tacuara” Cardozo, for the first of @Libertad_Guma.

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From then on, those led by Diego Aguirre pressed and disturbed on some occasions by force of push rather than football, although they did not know how to adjust the definition.

In the 56th minute the day seemed to get complicated for “Guma”, since Héctor Villalba was sent off with a direct red card as a result of a serious infraction.

But with 10 players and everything, the local advantage did not change until the conclusion of the match.

The plus came from Nueva Olla, where Hill suffered a blow moments before the end of his match against Gentleman General by Juan Leon Mallorquin.

The only combination of results that specified a champion and this Saturday became a realityallowing Libertad to shout out the champion with three dates still to go before the closing of the contest.

Gumarelo thus celebrates obtaining its 23rd star in the history of Paraguayan soccer, in a dominant campaign from start to finish.