2024-02-28 00:02:57
Palestinian got a precious 2-1 victory over Portuguesa this Tuesday at the El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua in the return duel for the second round of Libertadores Cup, a result that made them advance towards the decisive stage of this previous phase of the continental competition.
Con the 2-1 they brought from the first leg in Caracas The team of Pablo Sanchez He also arrived with an emotional boost after having beaten Cobreloa last weekend for the National Championship, something that was reflected on the field early on.
Eight minutes into the game, in their first approach with real danger, the Chilean team opened the scoring thanks to the goal of the Paraguayan Junior Marabel, who, after finding a loose ball inside the rival area, calmly scored against Yhonathan Yustiz and made his team celebrate.
During the first half the “Arabs” could have stretched their lead, but Gonzalo Sosa’s chances around the 25th minute or Felipe Chamorro’s before going to half-time did not end up entering the rival goal.
In the second stage, those led by “Vitamina” found a more difficult development with the Venezuelan team trying to equalize to give suspense to the series, but at 69′ a rebounded play ended with the conquest of the young defender Iván Román to score the second and give peace of mind to the locals, who despite José Meza’s discount in the 80th minute for the visit did not end up experiencing any major discomfort towards the final whistle.
In this way, Palestino remains in the race with the objective of the group stage in mind and entered the third and decisive round of this previous stage, where a rival awaits the winner of the key among National and National Athletic of Paraguay, which the Asunción team has an advantage with a 1-0 in the first leg.
Those from Colonia will now have to focus on their next challenge for the National Championship, where this Saturday, March 2, they will host Universidad Católica for the third date, at 6:00 p.m. in our country.
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