The Arena Castelao (Fortaleza, Ceará) presented an impressive setting for the public to host the first leg corresponding to Phase 3 of the Conmebol Libertadores 2023.
Before the initial 15 minutes, the referee already drew a yellow card for each side (Galhardo and Leo Rivas).
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Once again, the concessions for the left sector of the defense played a trick on the CycloneWhat do you know?He used his Brazilian goalkeeper to get out of one situation and another.
At 19′ Rivas committed a penalty against Romarinho and the weighted Jean dressed as a hero by covering up a bombing against Galhardo.
⏱️ 30′ The moment of Jean Fernandes! the archer of @CCP1912official covered a penalty against Thiago Galhardo.
⚽️ @FortalezaEC 0-0 @CCP1912official
? First leg of Phase 3 of CONMEBOL #Liberators pic.twitter.com/XvoHJBQswT
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) March 9, 2023
Facundo Sava’s team gained confidence after this action and began to counterattack forcefully. He The first warning came in the form of an invalid goal (29′) by Federico Carrizo (by offside).
Cerro stood up and soon celebrated. Diego Churín opened the scoring by hitting a header (34′) into the mouth of the goal.
GOOOOOL | Fortaleza 0-1 Cerro Porteno
⚽️ Diego Churin
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— VAR Tático (@vartatico) March 9, 2023
The Barça cast finished the initial stage better. But, and there is always a but, the thing It got complicated in the second half. The thing is Rivas saw the red (VAR review) and left those from the Obrero neighborhood with 10. Consequently, Jean increased her figure by defusing each incursion of the insistent local attack.
? For this foul, Daniel Rivas was expelled from the match at minute 59′, leaving Cerro Porteño with 10 players…pic.twitter.com/7RHlE8OmKA
—Versus (@SomosVersusPY) March 9, 2023
Sava rearmed the fund with the entry of Enzo Giménez (Robert Morales) as a right back, Alberto Espínola as a center back and Gabriel Báez as a left back. The trench was reinforced with Robert Piris (Carrizo) and Antonio Galeano (Churín).
Fortaleza did not find the way despite the numerical advantage and Cerro Porteño, who had chances to widen the lead, achieved a great triumph.
The rematch will be held next Thursday at the Nueva Olla from 7:00 p.m. The winner will register his name in the Group Phase for the draw on March 27.
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