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Palmeiras follows with perfect record at Conmebol Libertadores! On the night of Wednesday (9), Alviverde played his first game at Allianz Parque and beat Cerro Porteño 1-0, with goal from Richard Ríos.
The result leaves Abel Ferreira’s commanders isolated in the leading Grupo G, while the Paraguayans fall to 3rd place.
Richard Ríos after scoring a goal against Cerro Porteño/Photo: Cesar Greco/Palmeiras
The match, however, did not start well for Alviverde. After 10 minutes, Raphael Veiga, who had been embezzled in his debut, felt shoulder pain and had to be replaced.
At 28, an unusual bid was fright at Cerro. Alone, goalkeeper Gatito Fernández felt pain in his thigh and had to receive medical attention.
With a rolling ball, Palmeiras suffered pressure in the first few minutes, but gradually began to take the reins of the match.
At 40 minutes, then, Facundo Torres crossed the second post for Felipe Anderson, who only settled for Richard Ríos push into the net and open the scoring.
At the celebration, the steering wheel signaled silence to the stands. The crowd responded at the break by cursing shirt 8 and then booing him each time he touched the ball.
Before the break, even, the Colombian came to be surprised at Vitor Roque, and the two hit the middle of the field.
Interestingly, on the way back to the second stage, the first big chance came from the feet of ríos, just after two minutes. After crossing from Stephen, the steering wheel hit low and forced Gatito to spread.
At five, then, Vitor Roque won on his body after release, face to face with the goalkeeper and scored for the first time by Alviverde. The bid, however, was annulled by impediment.
Palmeiras even pressed for a long time, but unable to score, controlled the duel and maintained the advantage of 1 to 0 until the final whistle.
In the final minutes, when replaced, Richard Ríos apologized to the Palmeirense fans, who mostly applauded the athlete’s gesture.
In additions, Flaco López had two clear chances of goal inside the area, but in both Gatito made beautiful defenses.
Conmebol Libertadores Classification
- Palmeiras: Grupo G leader, with 6 points
- Cerro Porteño: 3rd place in Group G, with 3 points
Next Palmeiras Games
- Corinthians (C): 12/4, 6:30 pm (Brasília) – Brasileirão
- International (F): 4/16, 19:30 (Brasilia) – Brasileirão
- Fortaleza (F): 4/20, 6:30 pm (Brasilia) – Brasileirão
Next Cerro Porteño Games
- Sportivo Luqueño (C): 12/4, 6:30 pm (from Brasilia) – Paraguayan Championship
- Nacional-PAR (F): 4/15, 20:15 (Brasília)-Paraguayan Championship
- Trinidense Sportivo (C): 4/20, 20:15 (Brasília) – Paraguayan Championship
