O Athletico-PR won the LDU 4-2 at Arena da Baixada, today (19). With goals from Christian (2) and Bissoli (2), Antônio Oliveira’s team guaranteed the classification for the semifinals of the South American Cup. On the Ecuadorian side, Amarilla and Jhojan Julio were the ones who shook the net.
Hurricane came back to the game needing to revert the 1-0 setback he suffered in Ecuador. After a balanced start between the teams, the Brazilian team resolved the match in the second stage, when they had greater control of the game, which was marked by the upsets both in the game, and in the aggregate score, which was 4-3 for the hosts. .
In the first stage, Athletico lost and even turned the game around. In the final stretch, the visitors left everything the same. In the last 45, Hurricane imposed the game rhythm and managed to score two goals in a short period of time. With the result in favor, the principals were able to deal with the pressure and forwarded the classification.
With the result, Athletico will face Penãrol. The Uruguayan team beat Sporting Cristal in the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 4-1.
First time:
In the first stage, needing the result, Athletico left for the game. In the first 10 minutes, the hosts frightened goalkeeper Gabbarini four times. However, soon after, LDU opened the score with Amarilla. Even with the adverse result, Hurricane continued to insist on the offensive part and in the 25th minute they tied with Christian.
The comeback didn’t take long to happen, at 29, Christian scored again after a beautiful launch from Nikão. After that, the clash was more than balanced, with both teams showing interest in solving the score as soon as possible.
At 42 of the second half, Jhojan Julio left everything the same for the Ecuadorians. The first stage ended with the visitors in the lead, due to the result achieved in the first game, 1-0 for LDU.
Second time:
The second stage started with a lot of intensity from Athletico and LDU. While the Brazilians left for the game to conquer the result, the visitors knew how to play on the counterattack and neutralized the pressure.
At 16 minutes, Bissoli began the reaction of the Hurricane. Shortly after, at 22 minutes, the VAR came to a bid involving Scotto and Richard and scored a penalty for Athletico. Bissoli took the opportunity and marked the house’s owners’ room.
With the result in favor, Athletico began to better manage the match and made the opponents need to chase the result. However, Antônio Oliveira’s commanders knew how to neutralize the dangers and forwarded the score that guaranteed the classification for the semifinals of the competition.
Upcoming appointments:
Athletico returns to the lawns next Sunday (22), when it receives the Corinthians, for the Brazilian Championship. After that, on Wednesday (25), he faces Santos in the first match of the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil.
The LDU, now eliminated, will focus on the Ecuadorian Championship, which is in seventh place. The next opponent is Barcelona-EQU on Monday (23).
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