Libertad loses at home and complicates its continuity in the Sudamericana

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Asuncion, IP Agency.-The Paraguayan team fell 2-0 to Brazilian Cruzeiro in the first leg of the Conmebol Sudamericana quarter-finals.

Kaio Jorge and Lautaro Díaz were the top scorers in the match played at the Defensores del Chaco stadium.

This result complicates the Paraguayan team’s chances ahead of the return match that will be played at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on Thursday, September 26 at 8:30 p.m.

Match summary:

CONMEBOL Sudamericana – Round of 16 (first leg)

Libertad 0-2 Cruzeiro

Stadium: Ueno Defenders of Chaco. Referee: Gustavo Tejera (URU). Assistants: Martin Soppi (URU) and Pablo Llarena (URU). Fourth Official: Alberto Feres (URU). VAR: Andres Cunha (URU). AVAR 1: Antonio Garcia (URU). AVAR 2: Augustin Berisso (URU). Goals: 19′ Kaio Jorge, 45’+3′ Lautaro Diaz (C). Bookeds: 63′ Ivan Ramirez and 90’+2′ Nestor Gimenez (L); 37′ Gabriel Veron and 73′ Joao Marcelo (C).

Lineups:

Freedom (0): Martin Silva; Ivan Ramirez (68′ Luis Cardozo), Diego Viera, Nestor Gimenez and Matias Espinoza; Hugo Martinez (46′ Alvaro Campuzano), Hernesto Caballero and Ruben Lezcano (68′ Hector Villalba); Coach: Daniel Garnero.

Cruzeiro (2): Cassio; William Furtado, Ze Ivaldo, Lucas Villalba (68′ Kaiki) and Marlon; Lucas Romero (87′ Fabrizio Peralta), Matheus Pereira (79′ Mateus Vital) and Matheus Henrique; Gabriel Veron (68′ Joao Marcelo), Kaio Jorge and Lautaro Diaz (79′ Alvaro Barreal). DT: Fernando Seabra.