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The Argentine Vélez Sarsfield beat Deportivo Cali 2-0 this Tuesday in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana played at the José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires, a difference that leaves the winning team with a great advantage to access to the quarterfinals.
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The first half was even and full of emotions for both squads, with a visiting team that pressured their rival from the start of their goal, did not lock themselves in and had several goal options, including a goal that was annulled by the VAR in the minute 45.
The play came after a cross from the right and Colombian John Vázquez headed in, but Chilean referee Cristián Garay immediately annulled the goal for an alleged foul by the scorer against Tomás Guidara.
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The VAR reviewed and agreed with the judge. A hand from Vázquez resting on the face of the Vélez defender caused the cancellation of the goal of the Colombian team. Vélez, led by Mauricio Pellegrino, came out with another mentality and another order for the second half and Cali felt the effort of the first, which allowed Liniers’s team to go ahead with two annotations by Thiago Almada in the 73rd and 84th minutes .
The VAR was also the protagonist to annul a goal by Vélez and deliver a penalty to the
Deportivo Cali in the epilogue of the match, which was wasted by Carlos Lizarazo.
Synthesis
2. Velez Sarsfield: Lucas Hoyos; Tomás Guidara, Lautaro Gianetti, Luis Abram; Francisco Ortega; Pablo Galdames, Ricardo Álvarez (d.63, Cristian Terragona), Thiago Almada (m.90 + 11, Hernán de la Fuente); Lucas Janson (m.90, Miguel Brizuela), Federico Mancuello (m.90 + 11, Marcos Enrique); and Juan Martín Lucero (m.63, Ricardo Centurión). Coach: Mauricio Pellegrino.
0. Deportivo Cali: David González; Juan Camilo Angulo, Hernán Lessse, Eduar Caicedo, Darwin Andrade; Jhojan Valencia (m.89, Jesús Arrieta), Andrés Colorado (m.77, Andrés Balanta); Deiber Caicedo (m.76, Kevin Velasco), Jhon Vásquez, Agustín Palavecino (m.89, Carlos Lizarazo); and Ángelo Rodríguez. Coach: Alfredo Arias.
Goals: 1-0, m.73: Thiago Almada. 2-0, m. 84: Thiago Almada.
Referee: the Chilean Cristián Garay. He admonished Brizuela, De la Fuente, Colorado and Ángelo Rodríguez. Incidents: first leg of the round of 16 of the South American Cup played without an audience at the José Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires.
EFE
