After two draws, the first victory came for Belgrano in the South American Cup. The Córdoba team managed to become strong in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and brought three valuable points from the Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera stadium, where they defeated Real Tomayapo 2-0; Thus, the Pirate temporarily rose to first place in Group C, with 5 points, awaiting the match between the Ecuadorian Delfín and Inter de Porto Alegre on Thursday in the coastal city of Manta.
He opened the Belgrano account through Facundo Lencioni, after García lowered the ball inside the six-yard box, and sent the ball to the back of the goal. It got complicated shortly after, with the expulsion of center back Nicolás Meriano, who saw the red card from referee Juan López for cutting off a Bolivian counterattack with a last resort foul on Tomianovic.
Juan Cruz Real’s team had to play for more than an hour with one less – Gonzalo Maffini came on for Matías García to reorganize the defense – and in the second half, with seven left, they sealed the duel with a goal from the Chilean Matias Marin; a great goal from a free kick, left footed, to the goalkeeper’s post.
In a match with few finishes, the Argentine team was forceful when it had the chance, knew how to hold on when it had to face the adversity of playing for a long time with one less, and managed the development with judgment against a limited opponent, who did not cause too many problems. issues
The best of Belgrano’s victory
Thus, despite having suffered several absences due to injury in recent weeks, Belgrano continues on the right foot in his return to the cups. After three matches, he remains undefeated, with a draw in Ecuador and a victory in Bolivia as arguments to assert himself as the protagonist; They will have two games ahead of them in Córdoba against Delfín and Real Tomayapo to try to consolidate themselves, before closing the area with the visit to Porto Alegre.