The Barcelona missed a penalty in the 87th minute and missed a great opportunity to win this Tuesday in Belo Horizonte against América Mineiro, in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa Libertadores that ended 0-0.
With the goalless tie the key will be defined next week in Ecuador.
The hosts, absolute debutants in the tournament, despite more than a century of history in Brazilian football, went out looking for victory from the first minutes.
Despite the insistence of the local team, led by Marquinhos Santosthe set of Guayaquil approached dangerously at 25 minutes with Jonathan Pearl and then with the Argentine Gonzalo Mastrianibut the goalkeeper jailson managed to defend both attacks.
The America Mineiro reacted and the gunner Wellington Paulista put the Argentine goalkeeper in trouble Javier Burrai.
In the second half, the ‘Coelho’ (rabbit) of Belo Horizonte maintained his offensive vocation and the insistence on opening the scoring never stopped with players like Pedro and Everaldo.
The Argentinian Emmanuel Martinezfor the visitors, and Lucas Kal and the newcomer Matheusinho, for the local team, had scoring options in the final minutes that required goalkeepers Jailson and Burrai.
However the Barcelona He had the clearest opportunity of the entire game when at 87 minutes the reserve Michael Carcelén suffered a foul by the goalkeeper Jailson and the Argentine referee Darío Herrera decreed the maximum penalty.
In the collection of the penalty, he also reserves Carlos Garcesformer player of the Mexican Atlante, failed and left the game 0-0.
The winner of the series will advance to the group stage of the tournament, while the loser will play the South American Cup.
Data sheet:
0. America: Jackson; Patric, Eder, Iago Maidana, Marlon; Lucas Kal, Juninho, Alé (m.84, Juan Pablo Ramírez), Everaldo (m.68, Matheusinho); Pedrinho (m.80, Felipe Azevedo) and Wellington Paulista.
Coach: Marquinhos Santos.
0. Barcelona: Javier Burraí; Pedro Pablo Velasco, Darío Aimar, Carlos Rodríguez, Leonel Quiñónez; Jonathan Perlaza (m.67, Cristian Penilla), Leonai (m.67, Michael Carcelén), Bruno Piñatares, Emmanuel Martínez; Adonis Preciado (m.54, Nixon Molina) and Gonzalo Mastriani (m.67, Carlos Garcés).
Coach: Jorge Celico.
Referee: The Argentine Darío Herrera admonished Patric, Jailson, Preciado, Leonai, Aimar and Piñatares.
Incidents: First leg of the third phase of the Copa Libertadores, played at the Independencia stadium in Belo Horizonte.
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