2024-04-05 03:08:48
Talleres de Córdoba became strong in their debut and beat San Pablo of Brazil at home by 2 to 1 in an attractive match played tonight, at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, within the framework of the first date of Group B of the Cup Libertadores 2024. Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez, 51 minutes into the first half, and Rubén Botta, 7 minutes into the second half, gave the Córdoba team the victory. Striker Luciano, 21 minutes into the second half, scored for the visit.
Talleres left no doubt at the beginning and came out to pressure San Pablo with a suffocating and sharp game, with which he never showed “respect” to his rival, however, he lost Ramón Sosa due to a hard tackle.
Despite the fact that it had a shot from Gastón Benavídez and then one from Federico Girotti, the locals could not open the scoring against the Brazilian team that also lost one of its figures – Rafinha – due to injury.
As the minutes passed, Talleres maintained the intensity, although he could not find the ways to hurt a San Pablo team that resorted to defensive play and a quick exit, however, nothing was easy since it lost its most unbalanced player: Lucas Moura.
After a passage of play without both teams being deep, it was the “T” that shook the scoreboard: in the final stretch of the first half, Ruiz Rodríguez hit a tremendous right hand to make history 1-0.
In the second half, the start was all about the “Tricolor” team, which showed a superior and sober posture to take risks, however, Talleres waited for its chance and had it against Botta, who scored an incredible left foot shot to make it 2-0.
Struck by the result, San Pablo could not find a way to hurt its rival, but a defensive error by the local team added drama to the match, as Luciano took the opportunity to score a goal halfway through the second half.
With uncertainty at its highest peak, Talleres appeased the offensive fury of the Brazilian team and evened out the proceedings, although he suffered until the end, when goalkeeper Guido Herrera acted as a hero and blocked a one-on-one against Luciano.