The youthful Oscar Cortés provided the assist for Millonarios’ partial draw in the 2-1 victory against Universidad Católica that qualified them in CONMEBOL Libertadores.
The El Campín party became an emergency due to the Ecuadorian goal at the end of the first half. The score down led the ambassador to take risks with the pressure of the clock. In a match for the brave, the 19-year-old winger was decisive in coming back and ensuring passage to the third phase of the tournament.
Coach Alberto Gamero brought out a midfielder, gave priority to creatives and added a second striker with Fernando Uribe for the second half. “We had a need, we took a risk,” he justified.
In that new configuration, Courteous stood out. On the right he made a good combination with the winger Elvis Perlará and alternated as a midfielder with Daniel Cataño, figure of the match. He accompanied in the area for the 1-1 play in which he gave the assist to Leo Castro. He scored the ball to the scorer with precision.
They also started from behind with control of the ball and space in the action that sealed the victory. Through his speed and control, he overcame two markers and looked for a pass to the middle that ended at Cataño’s feet in a deflection from the rival defender. The man from Antioquia finished off with power at 2-1.
Oscar showed the level of the South American with the Colombian National Team. He passed the goal, made three shots on target, made 38 good passes out of 44, won five of the seven attacking duels and recovered the ball six times.
The next rival will be Atlético Mineiro in the middle of the week in Bogotá for the last phase prior to the groups.
