For key 7 of the CONMEBOL tournament – Copa Libertadores 2024, Palestino achieved the three points at the El Teniente stadium, against a rival who was one goal away from drowning out his celebration. Palestino opened the scoring 7 minutes into the first half with the goal scored by Junior Marabel, and Iván Román increased the score in the 23rd minute to secure the victory in the second half after a shot. Portuguesa’s discount came through José Meza when 34′ of the same half had passed.
Gonzalo Sosa hit the post with a shot and missed the opportunity to increase the difference in the 68th minute of the second half.
The figure of the meeting was Iván Román. Palestino’s defender was important because he scored 1 goal, recovered 6 balls and cleared 2 dangerous balls.
Another of the key footballers at the El Teniente stadium was Junior Marabel. The Palestino striker scored 1 goal, kicked 3 times on goal against Portuguesa and gave 5 correct passes.
It was a match full of infractions, with a high dose of rough play and full of interruptions. There were several reprimands: Sergio Sulbarán, Junior Moreno, José Meza and Pablo Palacio.
Palestino’s coach, Pablo Sánchez, had a 3-5-2 formation on the field with César Rigamonti in goal; José Bizama, Cristián Suárez and Iván Román on the defensive line; Bryan Carrasco, Nicolás Linares, Dilan Zúñiga, Felipe Chamorro and Fernando Cornejo in the middle; and Gonzalo Sosa and Junior Marabel in the attack.
For their part, those led by Jesus Ortiz stood with a 4-3-3 strategy with Yhonatann Yustiz between the three sticks; José Luis Granados, Darvis Rodríguez, Darwin Carrero and Manuel Granados in defense; Sergio Sulbarán, Johan Moreno and Gastón Blanc in the midfield; and Cristian Ramírez, Richard Blanco and Andrés Montero up front.
The referee designated for the match was Mario Díaz de Vivar Bogado.
In the second leg for CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores 2024, Palestino entered the Third Phase and ended Portuguesa’s dream.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-28 02:00:01