Marcelo Martins scored the goal of honor for Cerro Porteño, which lost on Saturday against Sol de América by 2-1, within the framework of date 16 of the Paraguayan soccer championship. The Bolivian striker has three goals with the Ciclón jacket, two for the domestic tournament and one for the Copa Libertadores.
El Matador put the transitory 1-1, at 41 minutes of the first half, taking advantage of a rebound given by goalkeeper Luis Alberto Ojeda.
José Feliciano Verdún (7′, penalty) had opened the account in favor of Sol de América and the definitive 2-1 came through Diego Gabriel Valdez, at 56 minutes.
The match was played at the Defensores del Chaco stadium and the result leaves Cerro Porteño in second place in the standings, with 35 points, behind Libertad, which has 38.
The next game for Marcelo Martins’ team will be on Tuesday (18:15), as a visitor, against Peñarol of Uruguay for the fifth date of group G of the Copa Libertadores. Cerro Porteño is the leader of its series with 7 points.