UC collides with Guild and its impossible barrier

At times, a Already seen of what happened in Cali against America, with a dominant Catholic University and a local team resisting the crossed superiority. Tuesday night in Porto Alegre, now before Gremio, once again the UC deserved more and again it left with a feeling of bitterness. And on top, virtually eliminated. And once again all the good that he does in Chile, the precordillerano team cannot take him to the international level. It is already its great weight.

Ariel Holan’s team once again paid dearly for not being able to capitalize on ball possession. It was the great sin of the fringe team, which after five minutes warned, through a half volley from Huerta, that she would go out to seek victory with all the victory, the only result that left her depending on herself for the last Group date E.

Except for specific moments of the first period, UC dominated the actions. It lacked, yes, a lot of depth. She had the ball, but she didn’t know how to hurt. Only once did Chapa Fuenzalida win the baseline in the first 45 ‘.

Pinares did not appear, neither did Puch, less Lezcano, Zampedri did not have a comfortable ball and Aued, barometer of the Chilean team, was conditioned with an absurd yellow that leaves him suspended for the duel against Internacional on the last day.

It gave the feeling that by adjusting some pieces for the second half, the Catholic had the victory at hand and with it the possibility of qualifying for the second round, her great barrier. However, it was the opposite. And again with absolutely avoidable mistakes.

At 47 ‘a ball was passed through the air in the area of ​​the foothills. Nobody cleared it and in the end Pepe beat Fuenzalida’s back, kicked Dituro’s stick and opened the account. Huge bucket of cold water for the crossed team, which once again, having deserved to open the account as an outsider in the Cup, had to row from behind.

The almost final tombstone for the university students reached 63 ′: Alisson won the baseline very easily on the right and found Rodrigues almost alone in the center, who only had to push her to raise Gremio in his area and incidentally leave on the verge of eliminating the UC de la Libertadores.

For another consecutive year the Catholic, which in Chile has no counterweight and with little looks back at everyone, is one step away from being eliminated early from the Cup. From then on there were no responses. Neither football nor Holan, who made no modifications. Now it remains for him to hold on to watch the consolation prize that would mean finishing third in Group E to get into the Copa Sudamericana.

In Colombia and Brazil, the Catholic had the necessary tools to twist her destiny. She had football, she had ideas, but not the necessary calm. Neither luck nor a shock that could break everything with an individuality. Especially before Guild, when he needed it most.

Guild 2: Vanderlei; L. Orejuela, Rodrigues (81 ′, Ruan), David Braz, Bruno Cortez; Darlan Mendes, Henrique Matheus; Alisson (90 ′, Araujo), Robinho (67 ′, Thaciano) Pepe (80 ′, Ferreira); and Diego Souza (90 ′, Morais). DT: Renato Gaucho.

U. Católica 0: M. Dituro; JP Fuenzalida, G. Lanaro, V. Huerta, R. Rebolledo; I. Saavedra, L. Aued, C. Pinares; G. Lezcano, F. Zampedri and E. Puch. DT: A. Holan.

Goals: 1-0, 47 ′, Pepe, at the apex of the small area. 2-0, 63 ′, Rodrigues, after Alisson’s overflow.

Referee: F. Tello (ARG). He admonished Orejuela, Robinho (G); Fuenzalida, Aued, Rebolledo (UC).

Arena do Gremio Stadium. No audience.