Palestino suffered a historic 4-0 defeat against Bolívar at the El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua, at its premiere in the CONMEBOL Libertadores 2024.
Palestinian and a very hard blow in Rancagua. Photosport
A double from the Brazilian Francisco da Costa in the first half (27′ -penalty- and 34′) put Pablo Sánchez’s team on the ropes, which at the end of the initial stage was left with 10 men due to the expulsion for a double yellow card of Iván Román, who became the youngest Chilean footballer to be sent off in this competition (17 years and 267 days).
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With numerical inferiority, the outlook for the Arab team only worsened: Bruno Sávio (63′, behind another penalty) and Ramiro Vaca (83′) They turned the victory of the Bolivian team into a historic victory away from home. As reported Mister Chipthis Thursday in Rancagua is the biggest victory of a Bolivian team outside their country in the history of CONMEBOL Libertadoresequaling Bolívar’s victory by the same result last year on the Cerro Porteño court.
Flamengo and Millionaires They had opened Group E with a 1-1 draw last Tuesday in Bogotá.
At the local level, Palestino, which surpassed two previous phases of the Libertadores (eliminated Portuguesa of Venezuela and Nacional of Paraguay), is third, with 11 points in 6 dates, and is preparing to receive Huachipato on Sunday. Next Wednesday he will visit Flamengo on a risky visit for the continental competition.