Taking advantage of the 2-0 advantage conquered in Paraguay, the Fluminense he won again Cerro Porteño (PAR), this time by 1-0, and confirmed his place in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Roger Machado’s team didn’t have a good match this Tuesday, at Maracanã, but had a good performance from Fred, who scored with a penalty, to advance without fear. Now, Tricolor faces Barcelona de Guayaquil (EQU) in the next phase.
The first leg will take place on the next 12th, Thursday, at Maracanã, at 9:30 pm. The return, in Ecuador, is on the 19th, at the same time. Now Flu turns their attention back to the Brazilian Championship, where they come from two consecutive defeats. On Sunday, the team visits América-MG at 4 pm.
WILL GET YOU
Whoever saw the first game of the game may have had the hope that it would be a good game. In the first minute Fred stole the ball and gave Nene to swing the net, but the referee had already called a foul by the attacker on the defender. From that point on, Fluminense was uninspired, but had a great move from shirt 9 to expand the advantage gained in the first leg. At 20, Fred tried to pass in the area and the ball hit the opponent’s arm. In the free kick, ball to one side and goalkeeper to the other with a goal from the center forward.
WARM
Except for that pitch, the first half was tepid. Comfortable, Flu avoided taking risks and was also not in a day of great moves, something that has been happening frequently in recent matches. Cerro Porteño, with all limitations, came to be in danger once, but also had difficulties to reverse the space in better moves.
ANALYSIS AND SECURITY
Right at the beginning of the second half there was an analysis by the VAR of a lack of Patiño on Fred during the counterattack. Even after seeing the image of an apparent punch from the defender on the attacker, Wilmar Roldán kept the yellow card. With the ball rolling, Fluminense even improved a little and tried to get more, with chances from Gabriel Teixeira and Luiz Henrique, but overall they just managed.
INSURED
Sure, Marcos Felipe helped ensure Fluminense’s tranquility in the match. In the arrivals of Cerro, which increased in the final minutes, the goalkeeper appeared well and, alongside Fred, was the highlight of the match. The archer even made a point-blank defense. The Paraguayan team pressed after the changes, but did not manage to swing the net.
DATASHEET
FLUMINENSE x CERRO PORTEÑO
Date/Time: 08/03/2021, at 7:15 pm (from Brasília)
Local: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (COL)
Assistants: Sebastian Vela (COL) and Dionisio Ruiz (COL)
Video Arbitrator: Jhon Ospina (COL)
Goals: Fred (23’/1ºT) (1-0)
Yellow cards: Luiz Henrique, Samuel Xavier, Gabriel Teixeira, Goose (FLU), Espínola, Aquino, Patiño, Villasanti, Martínez (CCP)
Red cards: –
FLUMINSE: Marcos Felipe; Samuel Xavier, Manoel, Luccas Claro, Egidio; Martinelli (André – 35’/2ºT), Yago Felipe, Nene (Goose – 35’/2ºT); Luiz Henrique (Kayky – 23’/2ºT), Gabriel Teixeira (Lucca – 26’/2ºT), Fred (Abel Hernández – 35’/2ºT). Technical: Roger Machado.
CERRO PORTEÑO: Jean; Espínola, Alexis Duarte, Adorno (Alan Rodríguez – 14 ‘/ 2ºT) and Patiño; Carrizo (Adrián Martínez – 19 ‘/ 2ºT), Villasanti, Carrascal and Mateus Gonçalves; Aquino (Morales – 19 ‘/ 2ºT) and Boselli (Vargas – 30’ / 2ºT). Technical: Francisco Arce.
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