2024-08-26 03:32:13
In a high-level match for the whites, Vicente Pizarro scored the only goal of the match.
Colo Colo achieved an important 1-0 victory against Junior de Barranquilla, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, which was played at the Monumental Stadium.
The team of Jorge Almirón He improved his performance compared to last weekend against Universidad de Chile and was clearly dominating the match, against a visiting team that only sought to take refuge and hope for the home team to make a mistake.
This was seen around the 15th minute, when José Enamorado faced Brayan Cortés alone, but the Colo Colo goalkeeper silenced the visitor’s goal cry with a tremendous save, a situation that was replicated at 43 minutes, when Carlos Bacca did not take advantage of a mistake by Falcón.
Although Alba’s pressure meant that Junior rarely crossed the half court, this superiority was not reflected on the scoreboard. and the attacks could not be finished well, despite the great display shown by players like Lucas Cepeda.
In the complement Carlos Palacios, the best player of the match, appeared to put in a filtered pass to Vicente Pizarro at 76 minutes, who with a left-footed cross overcame the resistance from the visiting goalkeeper and unleashed the madness of the 40 thousand spectators.
After the opening of the score, Colo Colo controlled the actions and the result, waiting for the end of the match, while Junior de Barranquilla did not create any opportunities to put the Alba victory in doubt.
With this result, Jorge Almirón’s men are looking forward to the return match, which will be played next Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in Barranquilla, with the intention of making it to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores.