Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro (4-5): penalty shootout, chronicle, summary, video and best plays of the duel for Phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores 2022 | FOOTBALL-INTERNATIONAL

the brazilian America Mineiro won 5-4 on penalties Barcelona SC on Tuesday in Guayaquil, in revenge for the third phase of the Copa Libertadores-2022eliminating the popular Ecuadorian club from the tournament.

The series was decided on penalties because both the first leg and the rematch on Tuesday ended tied 0-0. The shots from the 12 steps of América were converted by Wellington Paulista, Iago Maidana, Felipe Azevedo, Juan Pablo Ramírez and Juninho Valoura .

Bruno Piñatares, Byron Castillo, Leandro Martínez and Damián Díaz scored for the local team. Brazilian goalkeeper Jailson qualified the ‘rabbits’ by saving the shot from Barcelona player Leonel Quiñónez.

América Mineiro, which makes its international debut, advanced to the group stage of the Libertadores, while Barcelona, ​​a semifinalist in the 2021 edition, will go on to play the Copa Sudamericana-2022.

The Belo Horizonte team won one of the four tickets in the running for the group stage of the Libertadores, being inferior to its rival in regulation time.

Barcelona rushed into a frenzy from the start of the match, played at its Monumental stadium, with a capacity for some 59,000 people and in which the final of this year’s Copa Libertadores will be played next October.

The Barcelona fans, who attracted some 42,000 fans still amid restrictions due to the pandemic, grabbed the handle as soon as the Argentine Patricio Loustau gave the initial whistle, with swift advances that kept the ‘rabbits’ cornered for long minutes in their field to make them suffer with a series of attacks.

From early on they showed their teeth and threatened to punish Jailson, who emerged as the savior of América Mineiro.

After being attacked and coping with countless attacks, which led to severe goalscoring risks, the cast of Marquinhos Santos was later able to respond by attempting to storm the ‘bullfighter’ fence, in which the goalkeeper and captain Javier Burrai stood firm to clear the risk.

In an intense game, back and forth, the coach of Barcelona, ​​the Argentine Jorge Célico, had to make the first change after 15 minutes due to an injury to midfielder Erick Castillo, being replaced by Adonis Preciado.

To prosper, the Brazilian team tried opening the lines and with long passes. However, the ‘bullfighter’ dealt with the attacks recovering the ball to dominate the actions.

Striker Pedrinho, who was not supported by his teammates such as Everaldo, Lucas Kal and Alê, tightened the Barcelona defense, unable to find an opening to reach the goal.

Barcelona, ​​finalist of the Libertadores in 1990 and 1998, had just eliminated the Uruguayan Montevideo City Torque in the first phase and the Peruvian Universitario de Deportes in the second.

On the other hand, América Mineiro debuted in the second round, leaving Guaraní from Paraguay along the way, also on penalties.

AFP.

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro: relive the incidents

At what time is Barcelona SC vs. America Mineiro?

• México: 6:30 p.m.
• Peru, Colombia and Ecuador: 7:30 pm
• Bolivia and Venezuela: 8:30 p.m.
• Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil: 9:30 p.m.
• Spain: 1:30 am (Wednesday, March 16)

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro: channels of the match for Copa Libertadores

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro will be one of the most attractive duels of the Copa Libertadores week. The confrontation will take place at the Banco Pichincha Monumental Stadium and will be broadcast for Latin America by the ESPN and Star+ (Star Plus) channels. In Spain, the contest can be seen on DAZN.

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro: this is how the ‘Torero’ arrives

Barcelona remains undefeated in the dispute of the current tournament, since it tied 1-1 in the first leg against Montevideo City Torque, in Uruguay, the tie was repeated, but without goals in Guayaquil, and in the penalty shootout it won 6-5 .

In the second phase of the tournament, the ‘Torero’ defeated Universitario de Deportes, from Peru, 2-0 in Guayaquil, and won 1-0 in Lima.

The change of coach after the 2-0 victory over Universitario, due to the departure of the Argentine Fabián Bustos, to Santos from Brazil, and the arrival of his compatriot Jorge Célico, did not affect Barcelona at all, which remains undefeated and leader absolute in the local tournament, with 12 points, of the 12 possible.

The injuries of Damián Díaz, Byron Castillo and Erick Castillo, among others, have not affected Célico’s team either, which, for one reason or another, resorted to different line-ups with which they maintained their good football streak.

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro: the gift of the ‘Coelho’

For his part, the absolute debutant in the Libertadores, América Mineiro appeared in the second preliminary phase at home against the Paraguayan Guaraní with whom he lost 1-0, but took revenge by winning 3-2 in Paraguay, and in the penalty shootout won 5-4.

The team’s coach, Marquinhos Santos, has assembled a team with young and experienced players, such as goalkeeper Jailson, 41 years old, 19 of them in the first division, and with a long spell at Palmeiras, also in Brazil, between 2014 and 2021. .

Midfielder Juninho, 34, and attackers Felipe Azevedo, 35, and the team’s top scorer, Wellington Paulista, 37, also stand out for their experience.

Barcelona SC vs. América Mineiro: probable alignments

Barcelona SC: Javier Burrai, Byron Castillo, Darío Aimar, Carlos Rodríguez, Leonel Quiñónez, Bruno Piñatares, Leonai Souza, Emmanuel Martínez, Adonis Preciado, Erick Castillo and Gonzalo Mastriani. DT: Jorge Celico.

America Mineiro: Jailson, Patric, Lake Maidana, Eder, Marlon, Juninho, Lucas Kal, Felipe Azevedo, Alé, Matheusinho and Wellington Paulista. DT: Marquinhos Santos.

With information from EFE.

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