Cerro Porteño challenges a “Fortress” to advance in the Libertadores

Asunción, IP Agency.-The Paraguayan team visits the Arena Castelao stadium in the Brazilian city of Ceará to measure the Fortaleza team, in the first leg of phase 3 of the Conmebol Libertadores 2023.

The commitment will begin at 7:00 p.m. with arbitration by the Argentine Facundo Tello.

The Brazilian team comes from leaving Deportivo Maldonado on the way, with whom they drew 0-0 away in the first leg and won 4-0 in the retaliation.

For its part, the Cyclone from the Obrero neighborhood beat Curicó Unido in both games (0-1 first leg) and (1-0 second leg).

For the first time they will meet in CONMEBOL competitions, Fortaleza vs. Cerro Porteño, in addition, the azulgrana will try to reap his third victory in a row in the Libertadores.

The retaliation will be next week (Thursday, March 16), from 7:00 p.m., at General Pablo Rojas.

Details of the day:

CONMEBOL Libertadores – Phase 3 (one way)

Fortaleza (BRA) vs. Cerro Porteño (PAR)

Stadium: Arena Castelao.

Time: 19:00.

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina).

Assistants: Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) and Gabriel Chade (Argentina).

Fourth official: Maximiliano Nicolás Ramírez (Argentina).

VAR: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina).

AVAR: Jorge Balino (Argentina).

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