He Palmeiras thrashed 0-4 to Sports University With a frantic pace, impossible to continue for the Peruvian team in the first leg of the round of 16 Copa Libertadoreswhich reinforces the favoritism of Brazilians to conquer the title again. The decisive second leg will be played on August 21 at the Allianz Park in Sao Paulo.
With more than 50,000 spectators, the Monumental Stadium of Lima today was the stage of the double of the ‘Flaco’ López and two of the Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez, of penalty, and Víctor Roque. The cream team suffered in the match that brought him back, 15 years later to a phase of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. The Brazilian team left the game resolved by the fast track and half an hour of the game already won 0-3. The U resigned from any option when Paraguayan Defense Williams Riveros was expelled in the second half.
The game began in the worst way for the Peruvian league champion, when Argentine referee Facundo Tello granted a penalty to Palmeiras after a foul committed by the defense Matías Di Benedetto to the Brazilian striker Vítor Roque. Central Gustavo Gómez, captain of the Brazilian team, precisely executed the penalty and extended the good moment of the Vediblanco team, which has only lost one of its last 29 games in Libertadores.
The Brazilians found themselves comfortable and shortly after they could expand in a joint play by Roque and José Manuel López that the Argentine was able to solve in goal. The U had a very clear opportunity in the 26th minute with a superb center of Andy Polo to Álex Valera, which the Peruvian finished the stick with a header. After trying from the beginning, Roque shone in a race that left him in front of goalkeeper Sebastián Britos and shot the third for the Brazilians, in the 31st minute.
Technical file
0 – Sports University: Sebastián Britos; Aldo Corzo, Williams Riveros, Matías Di Benedetto; Andy Polo, Martín Pérez Guedes (m.55, José Carabalí), Rodrigo Ureña (m.47, Jorge Murrugarra), Jairo Concha (m.64, Jesús Castillo), César Inga; Edison Flores and Álex Valera (m.64, Diego Churín)
4 – Palmeiras: Weverton; Agustín Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Micael, Joaquín Piquerez, Emiliano Martínez; Lucas Evangelista (m.72, Aníbal Moreno), José Manuel López (m.85, Allan), Maurício (m.65, Facundo Torres); Ramón Sosa (M.65, Felipe Anderson) and Vítor Roque (m.85, Luighi)
Goals: 0-1, Gustavo Gómez, penalty (m. 7); 0-2, José Manuel López (m. 12); 0-3, Víctor Roque (m. 31); 0-4, José Manuel López (m. 75)
Referee: Argentine Facundo Tello. He expelled Riveros directly (m.53). And he admonished Di Benedetto, Polo and Maurício
Incidents: first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores played at the Monumental Stadium in Lima, against about 50,000 spectators.
The second half began with a U wanting to score in front of his audience, which did not stop encouraging the cream team, and attacked more strongly. A tension that resulted in a kick from the Paraguayan defense William Riveros to the ‘Skinny’ Gómez, which cost him a red card. With one less man, the locals lost balance and the Brazilian attack did not give truce until in the 75th minute a piquerez rebound that hit the post was used by José Manuel López to send the ball to the network.
The University goalkeeper stopped the one who could be the fifth in the last minutes, which crowned him as the best among those of Lima, who have to star in an authentic deed to take Palmeiras in the back.
