Coquimbo Unido achieved a triumph against Junior in Colombia and gave the first blow in the quarterfinals

Coquimbo Unido achieved a 1-2 victory against Junior in Barranquilla, Colombia, and made the first blow in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana, leaving with an advantage for the rematch next Wednesday in Chile.

The “coffee growers” had nine casualties for this duel, between cases of Covid-19 and injuries, so they only had four players on the bench substitutes. Nor could they count on his technician Luis Amaranto Perea, also infected with coronavirus.

The meeting was very complex in the first half for the “pirates”, since they had to undergo a game of great pressure at the start from the locals, which after several arrivals led to the collection of a Penalty for the “shark” in the 17th minute, for an alleged infraction by goalkeeper Matías Cano to striker Miguel Borja.

The charge raised several doubts, since the official transmission showed that Borja was launched before contact with the goalkeeper, that He was resentful for long minutes, although the VAR considered that there was a fault and it was Borja himself who opened the account (25 ‘).

After that, the best moments of the “coffee” cast arrived, lasting until the beginning of the complement, in which Cano was again the protagonist with a tremendous save with his face, hand in hand against Edwuin CetréA missed opportunity that ended up being key in the development of the game.

After Junior’s initial clean and jerk in the second half, the “aurinegros” settled on the court and began to propose. It was in this way that the tie at 65 ‘, with a powerful shot of Joe Abrigo, who deflected in defender Dany Rosero, which completely dislodged goalkeeper Sebastián Viera, so it ended up being officialized as an own goal.

But, the Coquimbana reaction did not stop there, since The goal of the Lautaro Palacios amulet was missing, who again entered the complement to be present on the scoreboard and scored the final 1-2 with a great personal maneuver in the area and taking an unassailable shot for Viera, a few minutes from the end (88 ‘), leaving without much time to react to the Colombians, who despite final attempts, did not reach equality.

The return will be next Wednesday at the “Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso” Stadium, starting at 9:30 p.m. (00:30 GMT), although before both must play for their local tournaments, Coquimbo in the classic against La Serena, Sunday, and Junior against América de Cali, the same day, for the semifinals of the Colombian tournament.

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