Conmebol Libertadores Cup | Deportes Tolima beats America MG in the final | Libertadores Cup

In the best moment of the Tolimense team, América made it difficult for them with two goals. However, those led by Hernán Torres made history by taking the three points and with that, they managed to stay alive in the competition.

As soon as the match began, América de Mineiro made things difficult for Tolima, who limited himself to hitting more than necessary, earning yellow cards from the central judge, Andrés Cunha. The Brazilians suffered Ale’s injury and Matheusinho entered in his place. With little in the first half hour, the game entered a rut with no options.

About 33 minutes came the first shot on goal in the match. A cross bounced off the ground, and Paulinho took a volley shot controlled by Alexander Domínguez. With five to go in the first half, Juninho rounded up Domínguez, and finished off with an awkward angle, miraculously appearing Junior Hernández on the line.

A center from Joao Pablo looked for Juninho who failed to hole it. Subsequently, Joao Pablo himself took a shot over the crossbar. In the complement, Tolima had to wait 49 minutes to finish off on goal with Junior Hernández, but Jailson saved.

América opened the scoring with an exceptional play by Paulino, center, and Pedrinho pushed it. About 65 minutes in, Bryan Rovira sent a great pass to Anderson Plata who, in front of Jailson, crossed his shot to the bottom.

Attempts by Tolima that took possession of the ball, but with the whole team up, it gave space for counterattacks. One of them at 75 minutes led by Juan Pablo Ramírez in a hitch in the area. Junior Hernández tried to reject and the ball slipped into the back of Alexander Domínguez.

Already towards the end of the game, a double header on 87 minutes ended in a goal. The first, a cross for Julián Quiñones who went into the goal with a popcorn and everything leveled the game. The last stretches of the game were other headbutts from Quiñones himself that went high.

In the aggregate, Deportes Tolima got the prize with an individual play by Anderson Plata and a shot that deflected into an opponent in the background. The Tolimenses reached four units and buried América de Mineiro in Group D of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.

America will star in the classic with Atlético Mineiro, while Tolima will host Independiente del Valle on the next day.

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