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Universidad Católica defeated River Plate 2-1 of Uruguay in Montevideo in the Round of 16 first leg of the South American Cup, with goals from Zampedri and Aued.
After the first minutes, where the teams studied each other before looking for the rival goal, Diego Buonanotte kicked a free kick, sent a cross and Fernando Zampedri (9 ‘) opened the account for the Crusaders with a volley.
After that, the UC ordered itself defensively and prioritized the counterattack. In this way, the Argentine midfielder tried, but was blocked just before taking the right hand. Zampedri himself also had a chance, although the ball hit the post.
At the end of the first half came a blow for the cast of the Counts, because in a corner kick by Nicolás Rodríguez, Sebastián Piris (45 ‘+ 3’) put the tie with a header for the Uruguayan team.
Fernando Zampedri came out at the start of the second half, after failing to recover from a head clash with Rodríguez at 34 minutes into the game. In his place Diego Valencia entered.
After a cross by José Pedro Fuenzalida on a free kick, Facundo Bonifazi touched the ball with his hand and the referee called a penalty. Luciano Aued (71 ‘) scored the second when defining left. Gastón Olveira managed to get there, but it wasn’t enough.
Thus, on Thursday, December 3 at 9:30 p.m. the passage to the quarterfinals of the South American Cup in San Carlos de Apoquindo will be defined, where the Catholic University will start with an advantage.
