He Flamengowith a lightning goal by Pedro and another from Uruguay Students in the Maracaná of Rio de Janeir Copa Libertadores. Students, who took advantage of the expulsion from Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata eight minutes from the end, managed to discount in the replacement of the second half through Carrillo and avoided a more bulky defeat, which left the duel still open.
The Carioca team now needs a draw next week during its visit to La Plata or a triumph for any score in the second leg to register in the semifinals, an instance in which the winner of the clash between the Argentines Vélez Sarsfield and Racing would have to face.
The current leader of the Brazilian championship, who does not lose a game since July 31, only needed 16 seconds to open the score after Pedro, in the first play of the game and after receiving a silver assistance, won without difficulty Muslera with a shot inside the area. The team led by coach Filipe Luis took advantage of the bewilderment caused in the team of coach Eduardo Domínguez to increase the pressure and launched into the attack in a first time in which he had a 61 % ball control.
Saúl Ñíguez, in a lance of the party against students
Flamengo almost increases the score at six minutes with a shot by former Atlético Saúl Ñíguez that passed close to the angle of Muslera. But the pressure had effects in the 9th minute when Guillermo Varela, after a pass by Ayrton Lucas and with a volley inside the area, scored a goal for the locals. The Cariocas almost get the third in the 20th minute when Pedro received a pass from the Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta inside the area and without a brand, but Muslera ended up winning his face to face.
Students, who just defended themselves and try eventual counterattacks, arrived for the first time to the Flamengo area at 18 minutes and managed to create some offensive plays in the second half of the first half, but without threatening the arch of the Argentine Agustín Rossi. The Brazilian team also went out to the attack in the second half, but it was described by opportunities to increase the marker at the feet of Samuel Lino, Gonzalo Plata and Pedro.
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The set of La Plata, meanwhile, won more organization with the entrance of Benedetti, shook from the Brazilian domain and began to generate several offensive plays and more and more about Rossi’s goal. The student reaction forced Filipe Luís to renew their attackers with the entrance of Bruno Henrique and Luiz Araújo in an attempt to recover control and expand the score.
Technical file
2 – Flamengo: Agustín Rossi; Guillermo Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Nicolás de la Cruz, Saúl Ñíguez (m.64, Allan), Giorgian de Arrataeta (m.73, Luiz Araújo); Pedro (M.73, Bruno Henrique), Gonzalo Plata and Samuel Lino (m.86, Danilo)
Coach: Philip Luís
1 – Students: Fernando Muslera; Román Gómez, Santiago Núñez, Facundo Rodríguez, Santiago Arzamendia (m.86, Fabricio Pérez); Santiago Ascacíbar, Ezequiel Piovi (m.45, Gastón Beedetti), Mikel Amondarain (m.86, Lucas Alario); Cristian Medina (M.77, Tiago Palacios), Facundo Farías (M.60, Alexis Castro) and Guido Carrillo
Coach: Eduardo Domínguez
Goals: 1-0, Pedro (m. 1); 2-0, Guillermo Varela (m. 9); 2-1, Carrillo (m. 91)
Referee: The Colombian Andrés Rojas expelled Plata and admonished Farías, Castro, Núñez, Lino, Ñíguez and Henrique
Incidents: first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores played at the Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro
The premises managed to resume control, but without generating danger, so the game lost intensity and played in the center of the court. The expulsion of silver eight minutes from the end for accumulating two yellow forced Flamengo to reinforce his defense against a students who launched into the attack. And the visitors took advantage of numerical superiority and discounted at minute 91 with a goal from Carrillo after a corner kick.
