Palmeiras plays a lazy game, but reacts and draws with San Lorenzo in the Libertadores opener

Palmeiras plays a lazy game, but reacts and draws with San Lorenzo in the Libertadores opener


Piquerez came off the bench and saved the team from defeat in Argentina with a beautiful free kick in the second half

Concerned about the end of Paulistaowhere you need to turn the Santos to be champions, Palmeiras used the reserves on their debut in the Libertadores and the result was better than the acting. The Alviverde team played a lazy game, especially in the first half, and managed to escape defeat thanks to San Lorenzo’s incompetence in finishing and the Uruguayan. Piquerez. It was the left back’s goal, in the final part of the duel, that ensured the 1-1 draw at Nuevo Gasómetro, in Buenos Aires.

Abel didn’t even bring seven of his starters to Argentina, but some of them had to be used in the second half so that the team, completely dominated in the first half, could react in the final 45 minutes. Young Luis Guilherme was another who came off the bench, showed leadership and changed the course of the game.

In the first half there were 35 minutes of complete domination by San Lorenzo, who didn’t need much to control the match. A few passes were enough to penetrate Palmeiras’ lost defense and be able to finish.

Marcelo Lomba saved the selfless Palmeiras three times. Until, on the corner caused by a save from the goalkeeper, Romaña gets up on her own and sends it into the net. Abel Ferreira’s team forgot to mark the defender and also to play in the initial phase.

Apparently indifferent and with players who showed indolence, such as Gabriel Menino, Palmeiras only showed a certain ability to react in the last ten minutes of the opening phase. But the closest thing to disturbing the opponent was a short one: an overhead kick by Rony saved by the goalkeeper Altamirano and a shot by Menino above the goal. It didn’t even seem like a team used to winning, especially in the Libertadores.

Abel, who confused belief with stubbornness, continued to watch his team play lazy football from the sidelines, which is common in 2024. Although the team managed to remain undefeated for three months, this year there were few good games. And the standard has been maintained in Argentina. But the second half was different.

Until the Portuguese, passionate about the three-back formation, decided to change and dismantled the three-man defensive line. Caio Paulista, Breno Lopes and Gabriel Menino, the worst on the pitch, have left. Whoever came in would do no worse. Flaco López, Luís Guilherme and Aníbal Moreno indeed improved the team’s performance.

The problem is that, at the front, there was a lack of efficiency. Rony free, almost from the small area, isolates Palmeiras’ best opportunity. A few minutes later, with a nice header, Gustavo Gómez sent it wide, near the post, wasting another great opportunity.

If Ron had had a miserable night, he needed an advocate to fix it. Piquerez perfectly took a free kick conceded by young Luis Guilherme, one of the best talents on the pitch, and saved the three-time continental champion from making his debut with a defeat. The goal came minutes after the Argentines wasted two chances against Lomba, who saved the team twice more in injury time with multiple saves.

For Abel, the message is that if he gives the opportunity to Luís Guilherme instead of embattled athletes like Breno Lopes and Caio Paulista, the chances of reversing the deficit against Santos and becoming three-time São Paulo champions should increase.

SAN LORENZO 1X1 PALMEIRAS

  • SAINT LAWRENCE: Altamirano; Perruzzi, Romaña, Campi and Braida; Cristian Ferreira (Herazo)Giay, Ivan Leguizamon, Elián Mateo Irala, Leguizamón (Luján) Nahuel Barrios; Adam Bareiro. Coach: Rubén Insua.
  • PALMS: Marcelo Lomba; Garcia, Gustavo Gómez, Naves and Vanderlan (Piquerez); Richard Ríos, Gabriel Menino (Aníbal Moreno) and Lázaro (Luan); Breno Lopes (Luis Guilherme), Rony and Caio Paulista (Flaco López). Coach: Abel Ferreira.
  • GOALS: Romaña, 19′ of the first half. Piquerez, 35′ of the second half.
  • REFEREE: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela).
  • YELLOW CARDS: Barrios, Vanderlan, Ferreira, Breno Lopes, Abel Ferreira, Bareiro, Naves, Giay, Romaña, Perruzzi, Ríos.
  • PUBLIC AND INCOME: not disclosed.
  • LOCAL: Nuevo Gasómetro, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Source: Terra

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