Students from La Plata tied 0-0 with Athletico Paranaense in his visit to Brazil for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores Cup. The Brazilian team was superior, but they lacked clarity. The VAR was key since in his two interventions the judge annulled a penalty that he charged and then a goal for a previous advanced position. The match took place in Stadium Joaquim Americo Guimaraesalso known as Arena da Baixada, in the city of Curitiba and next week the series will be defined in the UNO Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium.
From the outset, the locals showed themselves more in the field of click product of his transfer possession and his best offensive credential was Agustin Canobbio with a lot of mobility. While Students waited and withdrew to come out with some against.
As the minutes passed, Estudiantes began to recover and had Paul Piati as its creator. But the first was with a stopped ball in which after a corner kick Luciano Lollo nodded and bento the cry drowned him out.
After a plateau in the game, Athletico Paranaense had a penalty awarded by referee Jesús Valenzuela for a handball by Leonardo Godoy after a header by Tomás Neck. But after reviewing the play at the request of the VAR, the judge rectified his decision, considering that the Argentine defender was sticking out his arm.
Students knew how to hold on and Paranaense arrived as best he could and another warning was a free kick from Khellven which required Mariano Andujarwho later also responded to another shot from Neck.
At the beginning of the plugin the click warned with a shot of Manuel Castro which forced a flight of bento.
While Athletico Paranaense later regained possession with a good job of Fernandinho (37-year-old midfielder from Manchester City), but without clarity for the last touch in order to generate a heads-up. David Terens, his usual driver, had a hard time meeting the game. The minutes ticked by and Estudiantes waited again, but as soon as he was able to launch his search with two shots from Piatti.
The Brazilians kept possession (at the end of the game the statistics showed 66% percent in their favour), although without ideas against a well-placed Estudiantes in their field and who did not despair. A shot of Fernandinho from outside the area did not produce danger either.
However, the alerts went off in the Lion when Peter Henrique he nodded alone and went off course, with the popcorn of Leo Cittadin, what happened nearby, and when Fernandinho anticipated at the near post after a corner kick.
After those moments of anxiety, the click He was able to breathe and came out. She leaned in and Manuel Castro he lost a good one after hitting him wide inside the area.
Although at 81 minutes the VAR was once again decisive in the result. Thiago Heleno anticipated up and headed converted, but the judge received the call and after the notice of an advanced position of the player who sent the center, annulled the goal. It was another correct decision by the referee.
In the end Paranaense had it with a free kick from Khellven. Already in added time, Estudiantes clung to the tie that he ended up achieving and could even have won it with a shot from Matthew Pellegrino what happened nearby It was an equality in zero, but the key is open.
The second leg will be played on August 11 in La Plata and the winner of the tie will face in the semifinals a Brazilian team that will emerge between Atletico Mineiro and Palmeiras, current two-time champion. In the first leg played last night in Belo Horizonte, Mineiro and Palmeiras matched 2 to 2 in an exciting confrontation that had an unexpected comeback by the true.
Formations
Athletico Paranaense: bento; Khellven, Pedro Henrique, Heleno, Abner; Fernandinho, Hugo Moura, Agustin Canobbio; Terans, Thomas Neck; Pablo. DT: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Students: Mariano Andujar; Leonardo Godoy, Agustín Rogel, Jorge Morel, Luciano Lollo, Emmanuel Más; Manuel Castro, Jorge Rodríguez, Fernando Zuqui; Pablo Piatti, Mauro Mendez. DT: Ricardo Zielinsky.
Stadium: Baixada Arena
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)
TV: Fox Sports
With information from Telam
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