with goal of Samson Akinyoolathe Caracas beat Tuesday 1-0 at Freedom Paraguayan in the stadium Caracas Olympicwhich meant his first victory in the Libertadores Cupa tournament in which he remains in third place in group B with 5 points.
In the first half, both teams played as equals, although Libertad had the initiative with shots from Antonio Bareiro, Rodrigo Bogarin and Lorenzo Melgarejo they went too high.
The cabbage team dominated the first minutes of the match but, as the match progressed, it was more subdued and with little ability to define and open the scoring.
This allowed the Caracas show their first moves with two shots from Kwaku Bonsu and Akinyoola that they failed to finish.
but again Freedom took control of the ball in the 30th minute with a shot by Lorenzo Melgarejo that went wide.
However, it was the Caracas The one that opened the scoring in the 51st minute, when Akinyoola, a 22-year-old striker born in Benin, scored with a shot from the right, after the assistance of Saúl Guarirapa with a header.
Freedom He wanted to equalize the score with a shot by Julio Enciso from outside the area but he could not convert it into a goal.
Libertad had at least six more opportunities to score, given the lack of attack by the Caracas after his goal, but the scoreboard was in favor of the Ávila reds.
In the second half, Miguel Samudio and Julio Enciso from Libertad were booked, as were Saúl Guarirapa, Bryant Ortega, Carlos Suárez, and Vicente Rodríguez from Caracas.
Despite this defeat, the Paraguayan team remains in first place in group B with 7 points and will face Paranaense on May 18 in Brazil.
The Caracas will play against the Bolivian The Strongest on May 17 in Venezuela.
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