2024-08-30 02:16:26
Jorge Almirón’s team achieved an unprecedented away win against a Colombian team, securing their passage to the quarter-finals of the continental competition.
Colo Colo made history again in this edition of the Copa Libertadores, after securing their passage to the quarter-finals with an unprecedented victory in Colombiawhere they won 2-1 against Junior de Barranquilla.
He ensemble directed by Jorge Almirón They took the victory with justice, since they were superior in both matches of the group, showing a cup lineage in the “hell” of Barranquilla and illustrating their supremacy in the result.
Colo Colo opened the scoring in the 43rd minute with a goal from Lucas Cepeda, who nailed the ball into the rival goal with a “missile” from 30 meters awaysilencing the 30 thousand people who were waiting for Junior to pass by.
But the calm only lasted three minutes, as Carlos Bacca equalised the score and cheered the home crowd, who until then had only seen the superiority of the visitors.
In the second half, the figures of Cepeda, Vicente Pizarro and Maximiliano Falcón appeared to withstand the pressure of Junior, who tried to seek the advantage in the first 15 minutes, but crashed into the Chilean defense.
As the match progressed, Colo Colo began to establish itself with greater personality in the opponent’s field and created the best opportunities to unbalance the game, but failed in the final touch.
This was reversed at 74 minutes, when peluca falcón captured a rebound from a corner kick to unleash the madness of the more than 3 thousand white fans who traveled to Colombia and in the process sentenced Junior’s aspirations.
In the final minutes, Cacique controlled the action and calmly waited for the end of the match, earning a well-deserved place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores, where they await the winner of the match between Talleres and River Plate.