2024-10-05 06:38:36
The Cacique closed a worthy participation in the international competition, against a rival that excessively celebrated its passage to the semifinals.
Colo Colo said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores with his head held high, after losing by the minimum score in his visit to the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires against River Platein the quarterfinals of the competition.
The national team once again paid dearly for errors in marking on stopped balls, After 15 minutes, Colidio captured an unmarked cross to beat Brayan Cortés.
After this, Colo Colo tried to equalize the score, but failed in the final score, despite having control of the actions and forcing River Plate to look for a counterattack as the only way to get back into the rival area.
However, it was not a good day for the only Albos striker on the field, Javier Correa, who was involved in a constant fight with rival defenders and was unable to combine with his teammates.
On the other hand, Lucas Cepeda showed himself to be the clearest Colo Colo player, both in marking and offensively. since his gang had to be controlled by up to two opponents and prevent him from connecting with Correa or Palacios.
In the complement what was seen in the first half was extended, where the Cacique continued to have control of the ball, but without going deeper, while River Plate only managed to keep the clock running.
Faced with this scenario, Jorge Almirón tried to change the way the game went with a series of modifications, but he only managed to worry Armani in the last minutes, who made a saving appearance to stop a shot from Cristian Zavala.
With the final whistle, the local players, who blatantly made time, celebrated with all their progress to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores and they remembered to face Arturo Vidal, one of the best in the field of the Most Monumental.