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Palmeiras drew 1-1 with Libertad (PAR), today (8), at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. The team played its worst game since the arrival of Abel Ferreira’s technical committee, but returns to Brazil with a good result, as it depends on a 0-0 to reach the semifinal.
Gustavo Gómez opened the scoring with his head and Espinoza, also from above, tied the score. The Paraguayan team had more chances, but did not take advantage of the volume, especially in the first half. On the last play, Espinoza himself had a chance to turn, but the free kick was stopped at the post.
The game of the round will be next Tuesday (15), again at 9:30 p.m., at Allianz Parque. As in the Copa Libertadores, the away goal is a tiebreaker, Palmeiras advances with a goalless draw. New 1 to 1 takes the penalty decision, and ties of 2 to 2 give Libertad a place.
THE BEST: GÓMEZ SHINES AT HOME
Graduated from Libertad, Gustavo Gómez had a great performance in Defensores del Chaco. In addition to not making mistakes defensively, the captain scored the goal alviverde, when the team was experiencing a bad moment in the game. Due to his relationship with the now rival, the Paraguayan did not celebrate.
WORST: VERON HAS A NIGHT OFF
On the rise, Gabriel Veron could not repeat the good performance of the last games. In addition to taking the worst in most individual attempts, the boy lost a lot of balls (13, according to the Sofa Score) and was replaced.
WEVERTON BECOMES EVIL AFTER GOOD DEFENSES
The Palmeiras goalkeeper had a great performance in Asunción, with an important defense at each half, but he did poorly in Libertad’s draw and came after Espinoza’s deflection, who surpassed Gabriel Menino from above.
PERFORMANCE OF FREEDOM
With less possession of the ball, the Paraguayan team took advantage in the midfield, stealing the ball and going to counterattack aggressively. The team created, especially in the first half, to win, but wasted clear chances. Even at the age of 37, veteran Cardozo worked hard while breathing heavily.
YIELD OF PALM TREES
If in the classic against Santos the team had not already played a showy match, in Defensores del Chaco the performance was worse. More spaced than usual, Palmeiras failed to score in the attack field and gave a lot of space when he was disarmed. The sheer number of false passes ended up playing against it, too, in a disappointing performance. The best moment was in the final stretch, when he managed to suffocate the hosts with dead balls, but stopped at Martín Silva.
GAME CHRONOLOGY
Palmeiras started the game in Asunción with a lot of problems and saw Libertad create the first ten chances of the match. The clearest at 15 minutes, with the shot on the post by Bareiro, free inside the area. When he got his first chance, Verdão was right: Gustavo Scarpa’s corner kick, at 38, Gustavo Gómez headed in and opened the scoring at the Defensores del Chaco stadium. Gustavo Scarpa, taking a free kick, hit the post before the break.
The Paraguayans tied at 16 minutes of the second half, with Espinoza leading the way. Verdão took fewer risks than in the first half, but he continued with problems. Substitute for Abel Ferreira, who is with Covid-19, assistant Vitor Castanheira was expelled due to complaint. In addition, Lucas Lima also received his second yellow card and was sent off at Palmeiras. On the last play, Espinoza also took a free kick to the post.
ANTI-RACIST RONY
Before the ball rolled, Ron took advantage of the minute of silence in honor of the victims of Covid-19 to hold an anti-racist demonstration. On his knees, shirt 11 raised his right fist and kept his head down, hours after the postponement of the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir, after the fourth official Sebastien Coltescu was accused of racism against former Cameroonian player Pierre Web, member of the technical team of the Turkish team.
DATA SHEET
FREEDOM (PAIR) 1 x 1 PALM TREES
Data: December 8, 2020, Tuesday
Calendar: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia)
Local: Defenders of the Chaco, in Asunción (Paraguay)
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
Assistants: Juan Belatti (ARG) and Diego Bonfá (ARG) VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Yellow cards: Cáceres, Campuzano, Cardozo (LIB); Zé Rafael, Raphael Veiga, Gabriel Menino (PAL)
Red cards: Vitor Castanheira and Lucas Lima (PAL)
GOALS: Gustavo Gómez, 38 minutes into the first half (0-1); Espinoza, 16 minutes into the second half (1-1)
Freedom: Martín Silva; Iván Ramírez, Luis Cardozo, Pablo Adorno and Iván Piris; Blás Cáceres (Martínez), Matías Espinoza, Antonio Bareiro and Álvaro Campuzano; Adrián Martínez (Villalba) and Óscar Cardozo (Ferreira). Technical: Gustavo Morínigo
Palms: Weverton; Gabriel Menino, Luan, Gustavo Gómez and Viña; Danilo, Zé Rafael (Emerson Santos) and Raphael Veiga (Lucas Lima); Gustavo Scarpa (Gabriel Silva), Gabriel Veron (Breno Lopes) and Rony (Willian). Technical: Vitor Castanheira (assistant)
