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Hoping to get a ticket to the next round of the Copa Libertadores, this Wednesday, Junior from Barranquilla visited the Maracanã Stadium to face the always difficult Flamengo, in a match with emotions that ended in favor of the Brazilians 3-1, and that left the shark team with the consolation prize: the South American Cup.
In the first half with clear dominance by Flamengo, the team led by Domènec Torrent Font did not delay in attacking, and in the 6th minute of play they created their first clear scoring chance. On a deep play from the right side, Mateuzinho assisted with class Lincon, who, after receiving the ball, finished off with power with his right leg, but the shot was deflected over the crossbar.
Three minutes later, a new projection of Flamengo, from the right sector, turned on the alarms in the shark box. Vitinho, attacking the area in a quick transition play, took advantage of a poor clearance by Willer Ditta to finish off the goal. The ball hit the post.
However, as a result of the previous attack, Flamengo managed to open the scoring at the Maracana Stadium. In the 10th minute, the mengão took a corner kick from the right sector, Leo Pereira dropped the ball head first at the far post, and after a control and clearance attempt by Daniel Rosero; Matheus Thuler took advantage and sent the ball to the back of the net.
After the onslaught of the Brazilian team, it was until after the 17th minute that Junior was able to react, and with partial possession of the ball, he managed to get close to the goal guarded by goalkeeper César.
In the 20th minute, Luis ‘Cariaco’ González took a free kick from the left sector, testing for the first time the skills of goalkeeper César, who with his fists rejected the ball that was heading towards the goal; after the rejection, Daniel Rosero captured the rebound, but again the ‘Fla’ goalkeeper was attentive to stop the central defender’s shot.
The approach of the Barranquilla team did not pass to greater. Luis Amaranto Perea’s team began to show a game of possession of the ball, but it was affected by the imprecision of some of its players in the medullary and defensive zone, which led the red-black team to attack again and subsequently increase the advantage.
About minute 40, Junior, with the lines ahead, lost the ball in the middle of the court and after leaving spaces in the defense, he gave the left lane to Bruno Henrique, who ate the band in speed, and crossed (helped by a slight detour) so that Lincoln received only in the center of the area and beat the goal defended by the Uruguayan Sebastián Viera. With a very superior Flamengo, he finished the first half.
In the second half, without changes in the roster, the Barranquilla team came out with more impetus to play the game, and in the first minutes of the second half they managed to finish off again on goal. Again, with the ball still, the Venezuelan González tried to beat César, but, as in the first half, the Brazilian goalkeeper was well placed and conceded the ball well.
However, Junior lost that good momentum from the first 10 of the second half, and after 55 minutes, Flamengo, with a mixed payroll, returned to take possession of the ball and began to handle the game with the tranquility of already being classified to the next round.
Despite the dominance of the Brazilian team, Junior managed to discount the score, after a great counterattack play that Gabriel Fuentes commanded and that he himself served as a passer, so that Teófilo Gutiérrez defined required before the departure of César, and put the 2-1 partial. The minute 69 passed.
Flamengo overcame the discount, and six minutes later the difference increased at the Maracanã. After a corner kick from the right side, Bruno Henrique beat Leonardo Pico’s brand with category, and headed the ball to the corner, leaving goalkeeper Viera without opportunities, who no matter how he stretched, did not reach the ball .
Junior, through a close free kick, came very close to scoring the second of the night. Edwuin Cetré, in a prepared play, finished off the goal, but the ball ended up hitting the left post of the Brazilian goal.
Flamengo continued to dominate the game and thus ended the match at the Maracana. Mengão won 3-1 at home and took the lead in group A of the Copa Libertadores, while Junior, also favored by Independiente del Valle’s victory over Barcelona of Ecuador, took third place and got the Ticket to the South American Cup.
