Olimpia received Peñarol today at Defensores del Chaco for date 4 of Group G of CONMEBOL Libertadores 2022.
Julio César Cáceres put all the meat on the grill and jumped onto the field with an offensive tactical drawing (3-4-1-2) and his main names up front. However, Olimpia started off asleep and had the occasional scare as a result of the attempts of the 9 aurinegro, the stocky Rubén Bentancourt, always annoyed for the defenders.
After a few minutes of going back and forth, the Dean finally managed to get comfortable on the field and, to top it off, he suffered an injury to Jorge Recalde (19′). All bad, up to there.
With the entry of Fernando Cardozo, the Cáceres squad had more possession and installed a battery in front of the goal defended by Kevin Dawson, who displayed reflexes to save his team time and time again.
Olympia was a waterspout and Dawson soon succumbed. A corner sent from the right corner ended in the head of Saúl Salcedo. The defender rose in the area, applied the front kick and opened the scoring at 33′.
Another bad news for Olimpia came shortly after game time with the injury of their captain, Richard Ortíz.
Olimpia was not surprised and reaped its first win so far in the group stage.
And at what time! He needed it and now, with 5 points, Olimpia moves into third place, two behind the leaders Cerro Porteño (7) and Colón (7), with 2 games to go. Peñarol closes the table with 3.
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