Peñarol is in the quarter-finals of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Carbonero lost 1-0 to The Strongest at the Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz, but made the 4-0 victory in the first leg count to seal their qualification to the next phase of the continental tournament.
Peñarol and The Strongest, face to face at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz EFE
As expected, the team from the highlands came out determined to corner the Carboneros on their own goal, although the first dangerous situation was for the team led by Diego Aguirre with a free kick from Leo Fernández that led to a great save from Viscarra. The locals’ response came shortly after, with a point-blank shot from Triverio that shook Washington Aguerre.
At 22′, the ‘Tigre’ returned to the charge with a dangerous half-turn by Ayarza that went against the post, but the Peñarol goalkeeper managed to clear it with his fingertips, and Ayarza himself returned to the charge at 30′ connecting with a cross that crossed the entire area, but Aguerre was able to stop it with his foot to avoid the goal. The mirasol’s recharge came almost immediately, with a cross from Javier Cabrera that ended with Maximiliano Silvera defining with a low shot, although the ball went out into the hands of the Bolivian goalkeeper.
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The Strongest dominated, which continued to dominate territorially, found the opening goal at the end of the first half with a cross from the left that hit Leo Coelho’s hand and that, after the VAR review by Chilean Cristian Garay, ended with the sanction of a penalty that Enrique Triverio transformed into a goal for 1 to 0.
The goal gave impetus and hope to the Bolivian team, which began the second half determined to seek a comeback in the series. A shot from Ursino went just over the crossbar and a cross from Chura crossed the entire area and went just wide before the eyes of Washington Aguerre.
In the 74th minute, the team from the Altiplano created one of the clearest chances of the game with a cross into the area from the left that Bruno Miranda connected with his backheel, but the ball ended up hitting the base of the post and was later cleared by Guzmán Rodríguez. Almost resigned, the home team continued to try to reduce the deficit with a deflected header from Sotomayor and a point-blank shot from Triverio that went just over the crossbar.
Peñarol held on at altitude in La Paz, making the 4-0 win in the first leg against the Campeón del Siglo count and sealing their qualification to the quarter-finals of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
