In the night of midfielder Maycon, Corinthians achieved an important victory in the Copa Libertadores, beating the powerful Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-0, this Tuesday (26) at the Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo, to take the lead of Group E of the competition with six points.
?? With race and heart!
??️ Pushed by Fiel and with 2️⃣ goals from Maycon, the @Corinthians won the @BocaJrsOficial 2-0 in the third round.
? Timão reaches 6️⃣ points and ends the night in the leadership of CONMEBOL Group E #Liberators. pic.twitter.com/tB2fJvLFhe
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) April 27, 2022
The victory has a special meaning for Timão, as it eases the pressure after the 3-0 defeat to Palmeiras last Saturday (23) for the Brazilian Championship.
Playing at home, Corinthians opened the scoring early, after just four minutes. Renato Augusto found Fagner, who crossed to midfielder Maycon, who headed in to overcome goalkeeper Javier Garcia.
?️ Shout out, Faithful!
?? A goal from the children of terrão: Fagner made a perfect cross and Maycon opened the scoring for the @Corinthians against @BocaJrsOficial. #Liberators pic.twitter.com/XcVIrDopD2
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) April 27, 2022
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Timão’s number 5 was once again decisive, when he took advantage of the leftover after a cross kick from Róger Guedes to give final numbers to the confrontation.
Corinthians’ next commitment to Libertadores will be on Wednesday of next week (4), when they visit Deportivo Cali (Colombia).