This Thursday FBC Melgar tied goalless once morest Inter de Porto Alegre for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the South American Cup at the UNSA Monumental stadium in a match in which he had the clearest chances of being able to get ahead on the scoreboard, but he did not know how to take advantage of them.
In the first half of the game, the red and black team had several shots to the Brazilian goal, but they were not fine in the definition, especially in clear plays by Bernardo Cuesta, Alec Deneumostier and Cristina Bordacahar. Already towards the second part of the first half, Inter de Porto Alegre also had some dangerous plays in front of Carlos Cáceda’s goal but they might not open the scoring.
In the second half, FBC Melgar kept the most possession of the ball, but did not take advantage of the chances he had. In the 62nd minute, Alexandre Zurawski, striker for the Brazilian club, was sent off following a strong elbow once morest Alexis Arias and, apart from having one less player, Inter knew how to stop their defensive block and prevented Melgar from scoring.
With this result, FBC Melgar will define his pass to the semifinal of the South American Cup in the duel he will have once morest Inter de Porto Alegre in Brazil this Thursday, August 11 at 5:15 pm (Peruvian time).
Melgar vs. International: this is how they started in the South American Cup
Melgar: Carlos Caceda; Alejandro Ramos, Alec Deneumostier, Matías Lazo, Paolo Reyna; Horacio Orzán, Alexis Arias, Kenji Cabrera, Cristian Bordacahar; Martin Perez Guedes and Bernardo Cuesta.
International: De Sousa Brillo; Dos Santos, Maciel Sousa, De Pena, Bustos; Girotto; Gabriel Mercado, Magalhaes, Da Silva; Zurawski and Rodrigues Martins.
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Pablo Lavallén, new coach of Melgarassured that the meeting will be one of the most “demanding” for his team, who reached the quarterfinals at the hands of his compatriot Néstor Lorenzo, Colombia’s new coach.
Melgar vs. International: schedules in the world
- Peru: 5:15 pm
- Colombia: 5:15 p.m
- Ecuador: 5:15 p.m
- México: 5:15 p.m
- Chile: 6:15 p.m.
- Bolivia: 6:15 p.m.
- Venezuela: 6:15 p.m.
- Brazil: 7:15 pm
- Argentina: 7:15 p.m.
- Uruguay: 7:15 p.m
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“We are facing a team recognized in the world, with players of hierarchy. We will try to reverse what the world of soccer says that they arrive as favorites,” the man who will debut as coach of the Peruvian club in an international tournament told the press.
He will line up with the Argentine striker Bernardo Cuesta and the Peruvians Alexis Arias and Luis Iberico to try to break the rival defense.
Melgar is the only Peruvian team that survive in international tournaments in 2022. For this match, the ‘red and black’ club arrives with a 1-0 win over UTC in the Clausura Tournament, where they are sixth.
The popular ‘León del Sur’ knocked Colombian Deportivo Cali out of the race with a 2-1 aggregate in the round of 16. So far, he has 6 wins, two draws and two losses. All the games he played at home were victories.
For his part, the International de Mano Menezes called up 24 players, including midfielders Taison and Alan Patrick, fundamental pieces of his team. Defender Rodrigo Moledo and striker Mikael will be casualties once morest Melgarthe club reported.
The ‘Colorado’ squad, to avoid the effects of altitude, will arrive in Arequipa (southern Peru) on Wednesday followingnoon, following training in the Peruvian capital.
Inter, who won the Copa Sudamericana in 2008, entered the top eight of the tournament following eliminate the Chilean Colo Colo with a global score of 4-3.
Melgar vs. International: these are their numbers in the 2022 South American Cup
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