He did what he had to do today. Cerro got a tight one but essential victory against a rival who was aiming to definitively save himself from any risk of relegation.
The Barça cast was the one that tried the most from the start, and had a couple of important situations in the first half, but the figure of Rhuan Dos Santoscelestial archer, appeared to prevent the local conquest in Nueva Olla.
In the second period, the panorama began to get complicated for those from Chacarita: Oscar Brizuela he hit recklessly in the dispute over a ball, a situation that the VAR warned about. The referee Derlis López, review by, sent off visiting captain at minute 51.
?⚽️ The expulsion of Óscar Brizuela in Resistencia.
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Despite the numerical advantage in the field, those led by Francisco ‘Chiqui’ Arce could not find a way to break the zero. Fernando Romero had the clearest opportunity with a shot placed over the rival goalkeeper’s exit, but which ended up crashing into the crossbar.
However, in minute 73, an offensive incursion by Alberto Spinola led to an infraction inside the area. Own ‘Beto’at 75′, was in charge of the execution of the criminal with a firm finish and thus sentenced the 1-0 which would end up being permanent.
⚽️ Moment when Alberto Espínola falls in the rival area and the judge, Derlis López, charges the maximum penalty in favor of the Cyclone.
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– Versus (@SomosVersusPY) November 8, 2022
With this, Cerro Porteño reached 45 points and provisionally reached the leader Olimpia -which tomorrow plays against Sol de América (19:30)-, so on this day 21 there will still be no coronation.
Endurance, for his part, suffered his sixth consecutive loss and continues, with 20 units in the Clausura, without being able to ensure his stay in the First Division. In addition, it is found outside the qualifying zone for the Copa Sudamericana 2023 via cumulative table.
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The entrance Cerro extends the definition of the title to the last date was first published in diary TODAY.