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Junior lost this Wednesday 0-2 at home against Barcelona from Ecuador, in a match of the fifth date of group A of the Copa Libertadores. He had to win and take advantage of the ‘papayazo’ that Flamengo was giving him by beating Independiente del Valle 4-0, to get better located to the last date and define his classification to the round of 16; but the defeat at home made it difficult for the final match.
Once again, the shark came out with sharp teeth, wanting to corner its prey and tear it apart. But that momentum did not last long and the party entered a more even process. The Ecuadorian team started to get close to Sebastián Viera’s cabin, but the game gave for a goalless draw to go to the showers; However, at 45 minutes Barcelona surprised and Byron Castillo defined by Viera’s left post, with some complicity from the Uruguayan, to make it 0-1.
In the second part came a lunge. The first minute of the restart was barely running and Jonatan Alvez, a former Junior, punished the defensive passivity and made it 0-2. Cold water bucket for the team led by Amaranto Perea.
The team was in ‘shok’. He couldn’t react and being short of ideas, the changes were made. Miguel Borja and Sherman Cárdenas entered to try to lift Junior. And little by little, with a lot of push, they were getting into the visitor’s field. Although the shark was on top, he couldn’t score; the clubs told him no twice and the match ended in a tough defeat.
