Botafogo qualified for the first time to the final of the Libertadores Cup after falling 3-1 goals against the Uruguayan Penarol and close the tie with a global score of 6-3 in their favor. Founded in 1904, twice champion of Brazil and winner of a Conmebol Cup, the team in which Garrincha began his career as a footballer and in which Mário Lobo Zagallo closed it has already scheduled its next appointment: it will be against Atlético Mineiro on the 30th of November.
Buenos Aires will receive a game that day in which Portuguese Artur Jorge’s men will seek to add to their showcase a trophy that their next rival won in 2013 with Ronaldinho as a figure. After what happened a week ago with Peñarol fans in Rio de Janeiro, the Ministry of the Interior of Uruguay did not allow this Wednesday’s match to take place at the Campeón del Siglo stadium.
In accordance with this, the duel was moved to the historic Centennial of Montevideo, where the local public accompanied a team that said goodbye with its head held high after sealing a great performance. In need of a miracle to advance to the final, Peñarol went out to attack from the first minute and pushed against their goal a team that came out to play with several substitutes and that left out four of its main figures: Alexander Barboza, Thiago Almada, Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus.
A great goal from Jaime Báez 30 minutes into the first half opened the scoring and raised the hopes of Uruguayan fans. Immediately, Rodrigo Pérez crashed the ball against the vertical in one of the many that the eleven led by Diego Aguirre generated.
At the end of the first half, an attack by Washington Aguerre on John cost the Peñarol goalkeeper a red card, a situation that complicated the home team and was evened out in the 69th minute when Mateo Ponte saw the red card for the visitor.
Aguerre was sent off at Peñarol
Another great goal from Báez after 66 minutes excited Aurinegro even more, who went on the attack and had some clear situations to increase their advantage. Towards the end and when Peñarol was fully committed to the attack, a counterattack led by Thiago Almada and Marlon Freitas became a goal for the world champion with Argentina and Botafogo definitively lowered the curtain on the game.
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However, there was time for more and Peñarol found the third in the 89th minute through Facundo Batista, who in a one-on-one match against the rival goalkeeper declared the final 3-1. In this way, the five-time Libertadores champion said goodbye to the competition with his head held high and Botafogo, current leader of the Brasileirao, celebrated in Montevideo the classification to a final in which he will try to conquer the most important continental competition at the club level. .
TECHNICAL SHEET
3 – Peñarol: Washington Aguerre; Pedro Milans (m.75, Felipe Avenatti), Javier Méndez, Guzmán Rodríguez, Maximiliano Olivera (m.59, Lucas Hernández); Damián García (d.46, Guillermo de Amores), Rodrigo Pérez; Leonardo Sequeira (m.59, Ignacio Sosa), Leonardo Fernández, Jaime Báez and Maximiliano Silvera (m.59, Facundo Batista).
Coach: Diego Aguirre.
1 – Botafogo: John; Vitinho (m.58, Mateo Ponte), Bastos, Adryelson, Alex Telles; Danilo Barbosa, Marlon Freitas; Jefferson Savarino (d.72, Alexander Barboza), Tché Tché (d.57, Carlos Eduardo), Matheus Martins (d.46, Thiago Almada) and Tiquinho Soares.
Coach: Artur Jorge.
Goals: 1-0, Jaime Báez (m. 30); 2-0, Jaime Báez (m. 66); 2-1, Thiago Almada (m. 88); 3-1, Facundo Batista (d. 89)
Referee: The Chilean Piero Maza. He cautioned Bastos, Matheus Martins, Vitinho, Ignacio Sosa. He expelled Washington Aguerre and Mateo Ponte.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the second leg of the Libertadores semifinals
