Libertad achieved its third consecutive victory in the Closing Tournament by beating Sol de América 4-1 this Saturday in Tuyucuá. The Dancer took advantage, but the Gumarelo knew how to turn it around to get closer to the top. Tacuara Cardozo reached his 100th goal!
A start of even forces was the one that was witnessed in the La Huerta stadium, where it was even the visitor who surprised in the initial period of the match.
Ariel Emiliano Ozuna, at 14 minutes, nailed a spectacular shot from outside the area in Martín Silva’s nets, surprising with the initial 1-0.
At 20 ‘, Lorenzo Melgarejo annulled the blue difference with the equality goal, and with 1-1 the first stage was closed.
In the last 15 minutes of the game, the gumarela reaction appeared: in minute 79, a sensational personal play by Roque Santa Cruz, eluding several rivals inside the area, ended with his definition by pushing the ball to the bottom of Luis Ojeda’s goal. It was 2-1, which would open the way to the solution for Daniel Garnero’s eleventh.
Another historic striker, Óscar Cardozo, would also have his chance in the match. He entered from the bench at 74 ′, just under 10 minutes later he scored the 3-1 of the albinegra tranquility.
And in additional time, at 90+4′, ‘Tacuara’ himself was in charge of making it 4-1, a goal that not only closed the result but also meant the gunner’s 100th goal in Paraguayan professional football. New member of the ‘100 Club’!
With this victory, Libertad reached 12 points in the Clausura, staying one unit behind the leader Cerro Porteño, who will face Olimpia tomorrow in Para Uno.
Sol de América, with today’s fall, was left with 6 units.
