Fortaleza beats Boca Juniors and secures leadership in the South American championship

With two goals from Lucero and two from Yago Pikachu, Fortaleza beat Boca Juniors 4-2 and secured the lead in Group D of the Copa Sudamericano

Fortaleza hosted Boca Juniors, this Thursday (25th), at the Arena Castelão, for the match valid for the third round of the Copa Sudamericano. On a glorious night from Pochettino, who provided three assists, Fortaleza defeated Boca Juniors 4-2, with two goals from Lucero and two from Pikachu, ensuring they remained top of Group D and maintaining their three-year drought. Argentine team Brazilian teams.

THE GAME

Boca starts to press, but Fortaleza doesn’t take long to dominate. Faced with pressure from the Tricolore, the Argentine team began to have a sequence of failures in releasing the ball, which led to Laion’s first goal. When the defense fails, Pochettino wins the ball and passes to Lucero, between the opposing defense, who takes advantage of the departure of goalkeeper Romero and finishes, scoring Fortaleza’s first goal in the 4th minute. The action was analyzed by VAR and validated.

Patiently, Xeneize balanced the match and looked for an equalizer. Taking advantage of the mistakes made by Leão do Pici’s defence, Boca Juniors began to pose a threat to Fortaleza. After creating chances, Azul y Oro’s attack was effective and, in the 21st minute, Merentiel received a cross from Saralegui, simply pushed the ball into the net and left everything the same in the duel between the Argentines and Brazilians.

After the equalizer, the match became more balanced and dominance was shared between Fortaleza and Boca, with chances created for both sides. In an attempt to increase the score, in the 28th minute, Pikachu receives the ball in the area, dominates and tries to finish, but ends up stopping on Romero’s defense. On the other hand, in the 30th minute, Boca Juniors came close to turning it around, arriving dangerously in the Tricolore area, but the ball went past everyone and out. The rest of the first half was uneventful for the teams.

Fortaleza returned in the second half, dictating the pace and betting on the speed of the attack. Tricolor de Aço’s attacks were effective and guaranteed the comeback against Boca. After a free kick from Pochettino, in a proven play, Lucero headed it and the ball ended up in the bottom corner of Romero’s net, scoring the second goal and turning the score around for Fortaleza, in the 51st minute. Without losing speed, Fortaleza increased the result shortly after. Alone in attack, Yago Pikachu receives a pass from Pochettino, brings the ball into the area, takes advantage of the corner and finishes, scoring Laion’s third goal, in the 55th minute.

Despite the advantage, trying to equalize the match, in the 59th minute, Boca Juniors dangerously arrives in the Tricolore area, but Pedro Augusto saves, bringing the ball to the back line. Boca Juniors also tried to create and threaten the flag again, but Fortaleza’s defense organized itself and blocked Xeneize’s opportunities. Giving the fans a good game, Fortaleza’s fourth goal came after an individual move by Machuca, the Argentinian crossed for Pikachu, who pushed with his chest and found the net once again, in the 63rd minute.

In the final phase, Boca Juniors attacked again and almost recovered in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit João Ricardo’s post. In the next minute Fortaleza looks for another dangerous ball, but Romero saves it. Behind in the standings, the Argentine team remained persistent and managed to reduce the deficit. In the 85th minute, from outside the area, Zenón shoots hard and scores Boca Juniors’ second goal.

The match ended in a draw. Without new goals, Fortaleza beat Boca Juniors 4-2, guaranteeing themselves the leadership of Group D, with nine points won. In addition to the score in the standings, the Italian triumph contributed to maintaining Boca’s three-year drought against Brazilian teams.

NEXT COMMITMENTS

Fortaleza returns to the field next Sunday (28th), at 6.30pm (Brasilia time), against Red Bull Bragantino, at Arena Castelão, in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. Boca Juniors will visit Estudiantes, in a match valid for the semifinal of the first phase of the Argentine Championship, on Tuesday (30th), at 8pm (Brasilia time), at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium.

Source: Terra

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