Palmeiras hesitates, but finds a goal in addition and beats Sporting Cristal in Libertadores

Palmeiras hesitates, but finds a goal in addition and beats Sporting Cristal in Libertadores


The Alviverde team is in advance on the score on two occasions, sees the Peruvians react with goals outside the area and has the precision of Luighi and Richard Ríos’s star to leave Lima with the victory

Palmeiras premiere in Liberators It was not what fans expected in terms of performance. Against a limited Crystal SportivoThursday there was an expectation of a victory in the capital. However, the Alviverde team has agitated many times and thanks to Richard Ríos and a perfect step from Luighi he also found the triumph for 3 to 2 at the National Stadium of Lima.

Palmeiras scored goals again with the ball that rolled after four games, but it is still due. The team was very unstable during the game. Sometimes in which he had greater control and more chances of oscillating the nets, he exaggerated the preciousness. The team relaxed when he could not and suffered against the weakest team of the group. The next challenge in Libertadores is inside, next Wednesday, at 9:30 pm, against Cerro Porteño, who leads Group A.

Palmeiras takes time to meet in the first half

Abel Ferreira has chosen to climb three defenders and put Felipe Anderson in the vacant place of Raphael Veiga. The team showed a promising position in the first minutes, but soon started showing difficulties and saw Sporting Cristal take offensive actions.

The Peruvians put the palm lmeiresce behind them and built good offers in sequence that generated arbitration discussions. In the first move, Fuchs touched the ball with his arm a few centimeters from the vast area that generated a dangerous foul. So Weverton defended himself twice a touch of his head and saw the ball stop on the line. Stephen had the opportunity to carry on the Alviverde team, but he lost a clear goal.

When you least expected Palmeiras, the team met in the game. After Lucas Evangelista forced the goalkeeper to make a great rescue, the Alviverde ensemble changed another good offer. The ball was played on the left side of the vast area with Torres and Roque, Uruguayan ended, Arriaquez Archer defended, but eliminated Stephen’s feet, who put the ball on goal and was able to celebrate the 37 minutes.

Palmeiras oscillates and finds victory in the addition

With the advantage on the scoreboard, Palmeiras returned more comfortable in the second half, with Lucas Evangelista who dictated the Alviverde rhythm. There was a sequence of lost goals that could be expensive for visitors. No sooner said than done. Sporting Cristal started to improve in the game and create good offers. In an unpretentious ball, the defense of Palmeirense did not fight the rebound and saw Parell find a good football to make everything equal, 21 minutes.

The pressure of the clock began to make Palmeirense’s mission in Lima difficult, until Flaco López was reversed in the area and the referee had no doubts about reporting the penalty. Piquerez loaded hard and replaced visitors in front of 36. Two minutes later the Peruvian response arrived in another beautiful finish from afar. Távara has tied the game.

Already in the addition of the game, Luighi has found a perfect intersection, as regards Richard Ríos and confirms the sweaty victory of Palmeiras, 47 minutes.

Sporting Crystal 2 x 3 Palmeiras

  • Crystal Sportivo: Straight; Leandro Sosa, Franco Romero, Chavez and Lutiger (Cabellos); Pretell (wisdom), Távara, Santi González and Castro (Misael Sosa); Cauteruccio (Lora) and Dioven ávila (Alarcón). Technician: Guillermo Farré.
  • Palm trees: Weverton; Bruno Fuchs (Mayke; Giay), Gustavo Gómez and Micael; Lucas Evangelista (Luighi), Emiliano Martínez and Piquerez; Felipe Anderson (Richard Ríos), Stephen and Facundo Torres; Vitor Roque (Flaco López). Technician: Abel Ferreira.
  • Goals: Stephen, 37 minutes of the first half; Pretell, at 21, Piquerez, 36, Távera, at 38 years old, Richard Ríos 47 minutes of the second half.
  • Yellow cards: Vitor Roque, Emi Martínez, Felipe Anderson, Cabellos, Pretelll and Leandro Sosa.
  • REFEREE: Darío Herrera (Arg).
  • Public and income: Not disclosed.
  • Place: National Stadium, in Lima.

Source: Terra

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