Libertadores: Check out the results of this Wednesday’s games (05) – News of Brazil
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Current champions, Flamengo started its participation in the 2023 Copa Libertadores with defeat. The club from Rio went to Ecuador and lost 2-1, in the upset, to the modest Aucas, in the opening of group A.
With a reserve team (the starters were spared for the Carioca Championship decision, against Fluminense), Rubro-Negro faced Aucas, at the Chillogallo stadium, in Quito, Ecuador, and lost 2-1.
Matheus França opened the scoring for the Brazilian team in the first half, but Eryc Castillo and Ordoñez turned for the hosts. In the end, the team even had to hear shouts of “olé” from the Ecuadorians.
• Palmeiras x Bolivar
Palmeiras’ debut in the Libertadores was not as the fans would have liked. Sparing the starters to play the final of the Paulista Championship, Verdão visited Bolívar, in La Paz, this Wednesday, and ended up defeated by 3-1.
The Palmeiras even took the lead with a great goal by José López, but took the turn with goals from Hervías, Bejarano and Uzeda, who scored for the Bolivian team.
With the result, Palmeiras was defeated again in a Libertadores debut after 17 consecutive editions. Meanwhile, Bolívar starts with three points in Group C of the competition, as well as Cerro Porteño, who beat Barcelona de Guayaquil, Paraguay, in the other duel of the bracket.
Now, Abel Ferreira’s team returns to Brazil and becomes the key again for the Paulista Championship final, which takes place next Sunday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), at Allianz Parque. Against Água Santa, Palmeiras need to reverse the 2-1 defeat, suffered in the first leg, to keep the state title.
• Fluminense vs Sporting Cristal
Fluminense beat Sporting Cristal 3-1 this Wednesday (5), in a game valid for the first round of group D of the Copa Libertadores. At the National Stadium in Peru, Grimaldo opened the scoring for the hosts, but Tricolor turned around with two goals from Cano and one from Vitor Mendes.
Marcelo needed 64 minutes to show that he can be very useful to Fluminense. The left-back showed leadership on the field, guided, helped with the marking and even started the beautiful play of the goal of the turn over Sporting Cristal, 3-1, in Peru, with a beautiful three-finger pass.
The club’s top scorer of the year, Cano scored two goals in the impressive comeback of the Brazilian team, superior on the field from the opening whistle.
With the triumph, the team from Rio has the same three points as the Bolivian The Strongest. They share first place with a difference of two goals (the Bolivian team scored 3-1 against River Plate on Tuesday).
Willing to quickly forward their place to the round of 16, the away triumph is huge, as now Fernando Diniz’s charges have two clashes at Maracanã. On April 18th, they receive Strongest to isolate themselves in the lead and then, on May 2nd, they face River Plate.
• América-MG x Peñarol
América-MG thrashed Peñarol-URU 4-1 on Wednesday night (5), at the Independência stadium, in Belo Horizonte, for the 1st round of group F of the Copa Sudamericana. This was the first time that Coelho won an international tournament game at home.
Éder, Mastriani (twice) and Wellington Paulista scored the American goals. Mansilla scored the goal of honor for the visitors.
Both América and Peñarol arrived at Independência with important absences in the lineup. Coelho did not count on Aloísio (thigh pains), Nikolas and Felipe Azevedo (spared). The Uruguayan team, in turn, did not have Valentin Rodriguez and Carlos Sanchez (injured) and Ignacio Laquintana (sold to RB Bragantino this week).
About to be announced as the new right-back for América, Marcinho, formerly of Botafogo, Bahia and Athletico-PR, watched the match from one of the boxes at the Independência stadium.
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