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Deportivo Independiente Medellín beat Libertad de Paraguay 2-4 on the last date of group H for the Copa Libertadores 2020. The powerful had a great second half and made a difference with goals from Larry Angulo, José Estupiñán, Javier Reina and Carlos Monges, they took advantage the spaces left by the premises, who marked through Adrián Martínez and Sebastián Ferreira. By goal difference, the ‘gumarelo’ advanced to the round of 16 as second in his group.
Libertad went out to look for the game from the beginning, at minute of play, Adrián Martínez warned with a shot from the left sector that passed near the rival goal. At minute 3, the ‘gumarelo’ goal came after a throw-in by Daniel Bocanegra passed the ball to Adrián Martínez who eluded two defenders to connect with his left leg to goalkeeper Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo’s far post.
The locals continued attacking, with the body in Asunción and with the head in the Bombonera, Libertad was looking for more goals to consolidate the classification in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. Medellín defended themselves with eight players, but there was a lot of disorder between the lines and that space was used by their rival.
At minute 24, Walter Rodríguez suffered a blow to his left foot with Sergio Aquino, who had to withdraw from the field to make way for José Estupiñán. Boca’s two goals in the Bombonera confirmed the local classification.
At minute 36, a long-range shot from Larry Angulo tied the game. At one point in the match where Libertad had everything under control, José Estupiñán stole the ball from Aquino and the newly entered handed it to Angulo for the powerful midfielder to draw a powerful shot, out of the reach of Uruguayan goalkeeper Martín Silva.
The local reacted in the game, took control of the ball again and tried to find the opposite goal. At minute 45, a counterattack by DIM led to a cross shot by Leonardo Castro that demanded goalkeeper Martín Silva.
In the complementary stage, Medellín came out with another face, a looser team, which was looking more solidly for the opposite goal, holding the ball. At minute 15, a play by Javier Reina from the left sector, handed the ball to José Estupiñán, who from mid-distance increased the advantage for the powerful. A couple of minutes later, Larry Angulo served the ball to Javier Reina, who from the middle distance and from the left sector, scored the third for Independiente Medellín.
With the advantage on the scoreboard, Javier Álvarez moved the bench and Juan David Mosquera entered for Luis Mena and Carlos Monges for Leonardo Castro, who retired with physical discomfort.
At minute 26, a deep pass from Javier Reina was left to Carlos Monges who defined at the exit of goalkeeper Silva, marking 1-4 and incidentally, consuming a historic win by Independiente Medellín. After the visitor’s goal, Juan José Parra and Steven Rodríguez entered instead of Javier Reina who made a great game with two assists and one goal.
The goals of the powerful are celebrated in Venezuela, because, with Medellín’s fourth goal, he partially qualified Caracas Fútbol Club to the round of 16 by goal difference. However, at minute 34, Libertad discounted through Sebastián Ferreira, who received a head pass from Óscar Cardozo, returning to the qualifying zone.
Medellín ended the match with seven players emerged from the quarry: Guillermo Tegüé, Yulián Gómez, Jaime Giraldo, Steven Rodríguez, Juan José Parra, Juan David Mosquera and José Estupiñán. Y
that Yesid Díaz also played, making up eight players in total from the quarry who played this game.
After its participation in the Copa Libertadores, Medellín will seek to add the most points in the Colombian League with the five games that remain. If he shows a little of the good second half he exhibited this Thursday in Asunción, he would endorse the mathematical options to enter the group of eight.
Juan Camilo Alvarez Serrano
FUTBOLRED correspondent
Medellin
On twitter: @ juanchoserran8
