He Bolivar Bolivian achieved this Tuesday his classification to the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup 2023 with a 2-0 win against Cerro Porteño and that provisionally places him at the top of group C with 12 points. The series is completed by the Brazilian Palmeiras with 9 points, which this Wednesday will host the Ecuadorian Barcelona, with 3 units, the same as Cerro Porteño has accumulated.
The goals at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz, located at an altitude of 3,650 meters, were scored by Gabriel Villamil in the 4th minute and Lucas Chávez in the 48th minute. Those led by the Spanish coach Beñat San José met with a locker room goal when Villamil nailed a shot almost at the mouth of the goal after a rebound from goalkeeper Jean Fernandes.
After the goal, the match was blocked by repeated fouls by both teams in the midfield. In the 18th minute, Bolívar’s Chilean striker Ronnie Fernández subtly shot over the Cerro Porteño goalkeeper, but the ball crashed off the crossbar.
The Paraguayan squad tried to advance their ranks, but a couple of shots hardly disturbed the Bolivian Academy goalkeeper Carlos Lampe. The Bolivian team’s response came towards the end of the first half through a point-blank shot from Bolivian Chávez that hit goalkeeper Jean in the chest.
In the first minutes of the second half, Chávez had his revenge and celebrated when he headed in a cross from his teammate Diego Bejarano from the right wing. While the Argentine forward Diego Churín of the Paraguayan team was about to get the discount, however the goalkeeper Lampe stopped him.
In the 63rd minute, the Uruguayan defender of Bolívar Bryan Bentaberry faded for a few seconds on the field, forcing his substitution even when the player refused to leave the game.
In the final stretch of the duel, the Chilean referee Cristian Garay changed his decision to sanction a penalty in favor of Bolívar after reviewing an apparent foul in the VAR. On the final day of group C, on June 29, Bolívar will visit Palmeiras, while that same day Barcelona will be home against Cerro Porteño.
EFE.
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Bolívar comes to this match after having tied without goals in his visit to Club Deportivo Real Tomayapo for matchday 16 of the Bolivian First Division. With this result, the ‘celestial’ team is in fifth place in the standings with 24 points, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.
The team technically led by Benat San José has an unbeatable opportunity to ensure their qualification to the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, because if they beat the Paraguayans they will be able to secure at least second place in Group C. We will see if they are prepared to take on this great challenge.
Regarding his results in this group stage, Bolívar has collected the following numbers: 9 points after 3 wins and 1 loss. They debuted with a 3-1 win over Palmeiras, then lost to Barcelona SC 2-1, then thrashed Cerro Porteño 4-0 and finally beat Barcelona SC 1-0.
Cerro Porteño, for its part, comes to this match after beating Libertad 2-0, in the match corresponding to matchday 21 of the Paraguayan First Division. With this result, the “Cyclone” reached 40 points and is located in the second box of the standings, with 10 units less than the leader, Libertad.
As far as the Copa Libertadores is concerned, those led by Facundo Sava are in the last box with three points and have minimal options to go to the next round. In any case, if they beat Bolívar they could tempt a place in the round of 32 of the Copa Sudamericana.
What time is the Bolívar vs. Cerro Porteno?
- Mexico: 8:00 pm
- Peru: 9:00 pm
- Ecuador: 9:00 pm
- Colombia: 9:00 pm
- Bolivia: 10:00 pm
- Venezuela: 10:00 pm
- Paraguay: 10:00 pm
- Argentina: 11:00 p.m.
- Uruguay: 11:00 p.m.
- Chili: 10:00 pm
- Brazil: 11:00 p.m.
Where to see Bolívar vs. Cerro Porteno?
The meeting between Bolivar and Cerro Porteño It will be broadcast on the ESPN signal. Likewise, if you want to see it through the streaming, you can do it through Star Plus or, failing that, through Fútbol Libre TV. Remember that you can follow the minute by minute and the incidents of the match on the Depor website.
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