Palmeiras beats Barcelona de Guayaquil in Grupo Libertadores

With the victory, 'Verdão' is in second place in the group with the same six points as Bolívar, who has the better on goal difference (+5 against +1).

In the opening of the round, the Bolivian team defeated Paraguay's Cerro Porteño in Asunción 4-0.

The São Paulo team opened the scoring at the end of the first half with Raphael Veiga taking a penalty (45'+3), scored after goalkeeper Víctor Mendoza brought down striker Rony in the area.

Palmeiras' second came right after the break, with Paraguayan defender Gustavo Gómez appearing at the second post to head into the net after a corner kick (47′).

Solitaire game

'Verdão' started betting on counterattacks, exploiting the speed of Rony and Dudu up front, but ran into Mendoza's defenses in the first half.

Led by Uruguayan top scorer Agustín Rodríguez and taking advantage of the home advantage, Barcelona managed to be more offensive and finished more in the first minutes, but little scared goalkeeper Weverton.

Before this Wednesday's game, the Guayaquil team had nine wins and one defeat in their last ten home games in the Libertadores.

After the initial pressure, Palmeiras gradually dominated the match and almost opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with Rony's shot that the Ecuadorian defense saved on the line.

In the second half, already winning 2-0, the Brazilian team was more efficient and managed the result without getting scared.

In the next round of Group C, Palmeiras visits Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan capital, on May 25, and a victory could leave the São Paulo team with one foot in the round of XNUMX.

In turn, Barcelona will go to the altitude of La Paz to face Bolívar on the 23rd.

Data sheet:

Copa Libertadores 2023 – Group C – Third round

Barcelona – Palmeiras 0 – 2

Stadium: Monumental (Guayaquil)

Referee: Andrés Rojas (COL)

Goals:

Palmeiras: Raphael Veiga (45'+3 penalty) and Gustavo Gómez (47')

Yellow cards:

Barcelona: Pineida (36′) and Rodríguez (80′)

Palmeiras: Rony (20′), Luan (33′) and Raphael Veiga (45'+5)

Lineups:

Barcelona: Víctor Mendoza – Pedro Velasco (Segundo Portocarrero, 73′), Carlos Rodríguez, Lucas Sosa, Mario Pineida – Janner Corozo (Francisco Fydriszewski, 61′), Leonai Souza, Damián Díaz (Gabriel Cortez, 73′), Fernando Gaibor, Christian Ortiz (Adonis Preciado, 46′) – Agustín Rodríguez (Jonathan Bauman, 61′). Coach: Fabián Bustos.

Palmeiras: Weverton – Mayke, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo (Luan, 29′), Piquerez – Artur (Rafael Navarro, 80′), Gabriel Menino, Raphael Veiga, Zé Rafael, Dudu (Breno Lopes, 72′) – Rony (Gustavo Garcia , 79′). Coach: Abel Ferreira.

What will be the round of 16 games of the Copa do Brasil

In the early afternoon of this Tuesday (2), at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the draw for the round of XNUMX of the Copa do Brasil took place.

'Pelé' becomes an entry in the Michaelis dictionary

The campaign brought results! This Wednesday (26), Pelé had his name added to the Michaelis dictionary. Know more!

* The text of this article was partially generated by artificial intelligence tools, state-of-the-art language models that assist in the preparation, review, translation and summarization of texts. Text entries were created by the Curto News and responses from AI tools were used to improve the final content.
It is important to highlight that AI tools are just tools, and the final responsibility for the published content lies with the Curto News. By using these tools responsibly and ethically, our objective is to expand communication possibilities and democratize access to quality information. 🤖