Palestino Secures Historic 2-0 Victory Over Nacional in Copa Libertadores Phase 3

2024-03-06 03:22:30

At the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asunción, Palestino took a valuable 2-0 victory on his visit to Nacional of Paraguay to get ahead in your key by the Phase 3 of Copa Libertadoreswhich will culminate in Chile.

The first stage was very difficult, with nerves not to make a mistake at the beginning of the series. The “Arabs” gave up the spotlight, but the locals did not push, which led to a slow pace and practically zero emotions.

The negative note for the national team was the muscle injury of José Bizama in the 39th minute. The coaching staff preliminarily pointed to a tear and Benjamín Rojas immediately had to be admitted, while his partner left on a stretcher.

Although there were various crosses and attempts, everything ended in awkward shots directed away from the goal, or directly with bad passes. The inaccuracy affected Nacional and a draw was a deal for Pablo “Vitamina” Sánchez’s team, so the Chileans had no problems cooling the game until halftime.

After the rough and tough initial half, The tetracolors entered the second half on fire and scored quickly thanks to Bryan Carrasco (47′) and Gonzalo Sosa (50′). Carrasco opened the account with a low cross shot and Sosa increased by a similar score, although in front of the goal.

[VIDEO] Palestino hit Nacional de Asunción with goals from Bryan Carrasco and Gonzalo Sosa #Libertadores #CooperativaContigo pic.twitter.com/fxgBmqxKRD

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From there, Palestino played his game to maintain the result: Retreat in order and if possible, try to hit with some counter.

The entry of Joe Abrigo and Pablo Palacio gave the Chileans an exit option, but Nacional began to hurry. César Rigamonti was attentive to save a dangerous shot by Marcelo González.

As the minutes passed, the Paraguayan desire to at least score a goal intensified, with desperate centers that were controlled by “Tino tino.” The typical “Guarani” weapon did not work this time and thus came the final whistle.

This way, Palestino made history, as he achieved his first conquest in Paraguay for the Copa Libertadores. Previously they had only won the Sudamericana, specifically a 3-0 victory over Libertad in the 2016 edition.

The rematch between tricolors and “baisanos” will be in exactly one week, on Tuesday, March 12 at 9:30 p.m. (00:30 GMT), at the El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua.