Peñarol beat Sporting Cristal 1-3 in Lima this Wednesday, in the first leg of the quarterfinals, with two goals in the first half and the third at the close of the closing, and he made his way to the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana that he will define in his field in Montevideo next week. Both teams met for the first time in the Sudamericana, as the previous six games were in the Libertadores, with a victory for the Uruguayans and five draws. With this victory, the Uruguayan team will receive Cristal as a favorite next week in the second leg, which will have an audience thanks to the authorization of the government.
The front Agustin Alvarez Martinez He opened the scoring for Peñarol in the 8th minute with a right-footed shot, after receiving a header from Pablo Ceppelini. Cristal’s reaction came two minutes later with a shot from Horacio Calaterra that was rejected by Dawson and the long-awaited tie was frustrated. However, Cristal’s defense with Chávez and Lora showed weakness from the start, which was used by Peñarol to score the second, at 19 minutes, with a left shot from Facundo Torres placeholder image. Immediately, Cristal’s coach, Roberto Mosquera, made the first change in the team, with the entry of defender Johan Madrid by Nilson Loyola due to an injury.
Larriera’s team showed its effectiveness in the first half and practically canceled the attacking efforts of the Lima team, which was eclipsed by the speed of the rival.
In the second half, Cristal tried to come back with a header from Liza, which ended up at the hands of goalkeeper Dawson, and shots from ‘Canchita’ Gonzáles. Joao Grimaldo fired a right hand at ground level to try to surprise Carbonero’s goal, but Dawson again controlled. From Peñarol, Trindade commanded the attack in complementary time to increase the result, and Canobbio and Gargano followed with two shots rejected by Duarte. At minute 90, Omar merlo scored the discount for Cristal with a right hand from the center of the area, but Peñarol was still thirsty for goals and Gargano scored the third in the 95th minute.
The return match will be played with the public on August 18 at the Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo.