With a goal delicacy Luiz Henriquehe Botafogo Brazilian defeated this Wednesday, 3-1, the Peruvian university student on the third day of Group D and He got fully into the fight for a place in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
The former Real Betis player was the best at Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, along with midfielder Eduardo, author of a double.
Luiz Henrique gave a class of overflow and scored the goal of tranquility in the 57th minutewith a newspaper cover dribble to the goalkeeper to contribute to the Rio team’s first victory after two tough defeats.
Ten minutes earlier, Eduardo had broken down the wall for a Botafogo team that had a harder time overcoming the orderly defense of the Lima team.
The midfielder repeated it in injury time, when Oliveras also scored the goal of honor for Universitario.
Group D is now completely open. The leader is Junior de Barranquilla, with five points, one more than LDU from Quito and Universitario, and two more than Botafogo, which has been resurrected in time.
Those led by Portuguese Artur Jorge had many difficulties creating football in the first half.
The life or death duel was complicated for them from the beginning. In the 8th minute, the team’s scorer, Tiquinho Soares, took to the grass and asked for a change. Tenth Botafogo player with a muscle injury so far this year. An epidemy.
Eduardo, a playmaker with a nose for a forward, came on in his place, although the great offensive potential was on the right wing. Luiz Henrique, the most expensive signing in the history of Brazilian football, paraded with ease.
The best of Universitario came through the boots of Edison Flores, who almost scored a great goal from outside the area.
Botafogo finally found the light at the end of the tunnel in a run by Júnior Santos at the start of the second half.
The attacker entered the area and crossed the ball for Eduardo, who only had to push the ball.
With the relief of being ahead on the scoreboard, the black and white team shook off the pressure and expanded the gap with the wonder of Luiz Henrique.
Gregore started the play with a defensive steal and connected with Savarino, who left the former Betis player alone. The number 7 shirt, with complete calmness, pulled the ball as if with a thread, dribbled past Britos and fired at will.
Universitario sought the impossible by raising its marks, but by then Botafogo was full of confidence and sentenced through Eduardo in the 93rd minute. A minute later it was the turn of Peruvian Christopher Olivares to put the finishing touch to the match.
– Datasheet:
3.Botafogo: John Victor; Damián Suárez (m.80 Mateo Ponte), Lucas Halter, Bastos (m.46 Alexsander Barboza), Hugo; Marlon Freitas (m.69 Tchê Tchê), Gregore, Savarino; Luiz Henrique (m.69 Óscar Rómero), Júnior Santos and Tiquinho Soares (m.10 Eduardo).
Coach: Artur Jorge.
1.University: Sebastian Britos; Second Keeper, Aldo Corzo, Williams Riveros, Marco Saravia, Andy Polo (m.88 Ancajima); Rodrigo Urena, Jorge Murrugarra (m.67 Jairo Concha), Perez Guedes (m.74 Celi); Edison Flores (m.74 Christopher Olivares) and Alex Valera (m.67 Diego Dorregaray).
Coach: Fabián Bustos.
Goals: 1-0, m.47: Eduardo; 2-0, m.57: Luiz Henrique; 3-0, m.93: Eduardo; 3-1, m.94: Olivares.
.Referee: Venezuelan Jesús Valenzuela cautioned Saravia, Valera, John Victor, Celi and Hugo.
.Incidents: Match of the third day of Group D of the Copa Libertadores, played at the Nilton Santos stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. EFE
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