Independiente thrashed General Caballero 4-0 in a key duel for their future in the Copa Sudamericana

Independent won 4-0 Knight General in Paraguay in a key game for his future in the South American Cup and also for the coach Eduardo Dominguez. The goals were converted by white sunday of criminal, Tomas Pozo, Leandro Fernandez y Alan Sonora. The meeting was marked by presence of the two factions of the Red bars in a climate of high tension. With this win, Rojo remains second in the Group G table, three points behind Ceará, which it will face on the last date.

Red showed his credentials with the ability to Thomas Pozzo and the clarity of white sunday, his figure in recent games. Avellaneda’s team had their arrivals, one with Julian Romero with a shot that went close to the crossbar and then with a shot from Blanco that hit the stick.

As the minutes passed, control continued from those led by Eduardo Dominguez and at 41 minutes they stepped on him in the area Damian Battallini and the judge charged a penalty. The execution was capitalized by Mingo Blanco who opened the scoring for the cast of Avellaneda.

In the Independent complement, he continued to search and had the possibility of widening his difference. He had one that was doubtful and that the referee considered that the ball did not enter. Although at 58 minutes Batallini put in a good overflow from the left, he played backwards and Pozzo shook his left foot to put the second.

The Red went for more and then the youth Julian Romero he tried to convert the third, but the goalkeeper avoided it Juanito Alfonsowho was one of the best Guarani exponents.

In the epilogue, the Argentine team extended the advantage by entering Leandro Fernandez who defined Crusader following a misunderstanding of two local defenders.

already in extra time Alan Sonora He received the assistance of Fernández and decorated the result with his goal, which was Rojo’s fourth and is worth a lot in the fight for first place in the zone since only the winner of each group will advance to the round of 16.

To achieve this goal, the great rival that Red has is Ceará, who beat La Guaira 3-0 and maintains the top of Group G with a three-point advantage over Independiente. In turn, it has a better goal difference than the Argentine team, in case of an eventual tie in points (+8 once morest +7).

On the next date, the penultimate in the area, Ceará will receive General Caballero, on Tuesday, May 17 (7:15 p.m.) and Independiente will host La Guaira, on Thursday 19 (7:15 p.m.).

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Estadio: Manuel Ferreira

Referee: Nicholas Gamboa (Chile)

TV: ESPN

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