It was 3-1 in Brazil.
In the second leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024 round of 16, Rosario Central lost 3-1 to Fortaleza as a visitor. The goal for the auriazul was scored by Facundo Mallo.
-First attempt. At 6′ Lovera tried to place a free kick close to the crescent of the area, but the ball ended up going high.
– Good save from Quintana. In the 32nd minute Bruno Pacheco broke through on the left and sent a cross into Central’s six-yard box, where the defender appeared to head the ball clear when Lucero was coming in from the front to finish.
-He looked from outside. Six minutes later, Ibarra dared to take a strong shot from medium distance that went just wide of the goalkeeper’s right post.
-Shout it out, Uruguayan. Already in the second half, at 2′, Malcorra sent a cross shot into the area and Mallo, with a subtle definition with his right foot, gave the 1-0 to Canalla.
-The home team tied the game. Five minutes later, Lucero –after a pass from the right by Pikachu- connected with the ball in the centre of the area and scored the 1-1.
-Second goal for Fortaleza. After a pass between the lines from Andrade, at 32′ Pikachu defined after Broun’s exit and scored the 2-1.
-One for the Brazilian team. In added time, Sasha pushed a rebound into the area and scored the 3-1 for Fortaleza.
Synthesis:
Fortaleza (3): João Ricardo; Tinga, Benjamin Kuscevic, Thomas Cardona, Bruno Pacheco; Pedro Augusto, Thomas Pochettino, Ze Welison; Yago Pikachu, Juan Lucero. DT: Juan Pablo Vojvoda
-Substitutes: Santos, Emanuel Brítez, Felipe Jonatan, Titi, Sasha, Leandro Martínez, Hércules, Renato Kayser, Imanol Machuca, Moisés, Kevin Andrade, Kauan
Rosario Central (1): Jorge Broun; Coach: Matias Lequi
-Substitutes: Axel Werner, Damian Martinez, Miguel Barbieri, Juan Gimenez, Kevin Silva, Alan Rodriguez, Kevin Ortiz, Tomas O’ Connor, Lautaro Giaccone, Augusto Solari, Tobias Cervera, Luca Martinez Dupuy.
Referee: Esteban Ostojich
Goals: ST 2′ Mallo (RC), 7′ Lucero (F), 32′ Pikachu (F), 47′ Sasha (F)
Changes: ST 0′ Martínez Dupuy for Copetti (RC), Sasha for P. Augusto, Hércules for Welison (F), 13′ O’ Connor for Lovera, Solari for Malcorra (RC), 17′ Barbieri for Mallo (RC), 30′ Moisés for Pacheco, Andrade for Pochettino (F), 34′ Giaccone for Gómez (RC), 39′ Kayser for Lucero (F)
