Super champion Ameliano’s lead lasted an hour, but a great shot from Claudio Aquino sealed the 1-1 tie for Cerro Porteño and the distribution of points in the Obrero neighborhood.
Cerro Porteño received Sportivo Ameliano today at the Nueva Olla for the first date of the Apertura 2023 tournament.
In the previous one there was an emotional moment with the hall of honor of the Catalans for their rivalswho received applause and cheers from the local fans for becoming champions of the Paraguay Super Cup (after beating Olimpia).
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Regarding the game, Francisco Arce surprised with the staging of the youthful Lucas Quintana (18)who made his Primera debut as a starter at the back, together with Juan Patiño, who recovered the captain’s ribbon.
But things didn’t turn out as Arce planned, no. Ameliano made the leading role his own, he was emboldened and went out to play as equals. After some good initial minutes for the hosts, the visiting cast silenced the stadium when they opened the scoring by the hand of Alex Arce (11′).
⚽️ Alex Arce found the ball in the small area and sent it to the bottom, to put the visit up.
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The Cyclone did not react to measure. The defense imbalances ended up exasperating goalkeeper Jean and also showed signs of a tired rhythm, even sleepy, while Ameliano took him ahead in a few passages.
Nerves did their thing in the cerrista formation, which could not exploit its new offensive partnership made up of Fernando Fernández and Robert Morales. Ameliano took advantage of this situation to move the ball away from his goal.
And Chiqui did not wait any longer and for the complementary one he sent Claudio Aquino (Brian Samudio) and Antonio Galeano (Enzo Giménez). The first situation came as soon as the game was resumed through a torpedo driven by Morales that hit the crossbar.
Cerro finally reached the tie thanks to a brutal shot from Aquino (60′).
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? What a goal Claudio! Aquino put parity on the scoreboard.
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Despite the blow Ameliano continued spinning dangerous plays with ease. It was difficult for Cerro to arrive, and even more to defineeven with the presence of Diego Churín (from minute 65).
El Ciclón played the last 10 also with Marcelo Moreno Martins (Robert Morales) in the lead. It generated a lot, but precision was a luxury item in his.
There were no more goals and the teams said goodbye with one point each.
