The Caracas of Venezuela tied without goals this Tuesday with The Strongest of Bolivia on the fifth day of the Libertadores Cupwhich moves away from qualifying for the next phase of the international tournament.
Neither team managed to score a goal during the match, so The Strongest remains in second place and Caracas in third place in Group B.
The Venezuelan team entered the field of play in the Olympic stadium of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) with the intention of attacking, which gave them the first goal opportunity in the 6th minute with a shot by Daniel Rivillo from outside the area. that deviated
El Tigre, on the other hand, concentrated more on defense and closed in on their area forming a line of six, which made it difficult for Caracas to reach the goal.
However, after 28 minutes, the Ávila Reds resumed the attack with shots from Samson Akinyoola, Eduardo Fereira, Saúl Guarirapa and Kwaku Bonsu, who were unable to finish.
The Strongest had two more chances later with shots from Juan Bautista Cascini and Yvo Calleros from outside the area.
The Venezuelan team played more through the center, unlike previous games, in which they sought more projection on the wings. In the last minutes of the first half, both teams slowed down the game.
In the second half, The Strongest attacked more and promoted at least three shots, one of them by Gabriel Esparza with his right foot from the left side of the inside of the area that Venezuelan goalkeeper Alain Baroja caught.
El Tigre had greater possession of the ball and dominance of the game for most of the game’s twilight, although without being able to open the scoring. But Caracas woke up again in the 57th minute with a shot by Akinyoola with his right foot from outside the box.
On the last day of the group stage, the Ávila Reds will face Paranaense in Brazil on May 26, while The Strongest will play Libertad in Paraguay on the same date.
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