César Vallejo was measured at home against Independiente Medellín in a duel valid for matchday 4 of group A of the South American Cup 2024. From the beginning, the Colombian team advanced its lines and went on the attack to open the scoring, something they achieved through Brayan León Muñiz’s goal. However, the homeowners managed to even the score through Jairo Velezwho took advantage of a ‘blooper’ from the rival goalkeeper to equalize and get his team into the game.
This action took place 21 minutes into the first half. The cast ‘blue and red’ He had taken a free kick, but it did not have a goal due to the poor execution of the subsequent shot. Sais Santibañez He took the ball from the side and gave it to Pierre Da Silva, who tried to pivot with a teammate, although he gave it to an opponent. The ‘coffee growers’ They built a remarkable collective play, until Gerson Barreto He intercepted and played with the left back, who cleared the ball from his zone.
Yorleys Mena He went to put pressure and generated doubts after the visit. Fainer Torijano relied on José Ortiz, but the latter gave a compromised pass until he lost the ball. ‘Yo-yo’ He dribbled and went over the left wing until he entered the opposite area. Ortiz recovered and blocked the cross, but the striker recovered the ball and played with Da Silva, who launched a left-footed cross.
The goalkeeper Eder Chaux He tried to grab the ball, but it slipped from his hands. Jairo Velez He was at his side, so he did not hesitate to take advantage of this opportunity and score an empty goal, unleashing the uproar of all the fans who were at the Mansiche stadium in Trujillo.
This annotation meant a mental boost for Cesar Vallejowhich has not been able to score in the current edition of the South American Cup. In fact, the balance is totally negative for the Peruvian team: three games lost and last in group D. They were only able to emerge victorious in the previous phase duel against Sport Huancayo (2-0).
Paolo Guerrero He was hired at the beginning of 2024 as the star reinforcement of Cesar Vallejo. Later, the threats that her family received caused the contract to be broken, although this problem was finally fixed.
However, the problems have been on the side of the Peruvian striker, who has only been able to play 9 games between League 1 and South American Cup, with 3 goals and 1 assist in his favor. However, a recent muscle tear prevented him from being present in the clash with Independent Medellin. She is expected to return to the courts in three weeks.
In the moments when Paolo Guerrero has been absent, Jairo Velez has been erected, next to Yorleys Menaas those in charge of bringing danger to rivals.
The Ecuadorian midfielder, in his fifth season in Cesar Vallejo, has taken over the team’s threads. Precisely, in the last seven games, he has scored 5 goals and has distributed 2 clearances. Although the Trujillo team is in box 15 of the Apertura Tournament, his contribution has been valuable. Precisely, one of his most outstanding performances was seen in the 2-1 victory over Sporting Cristal, where he scored a double and which influenced the change in the lead of the championship.
Once he ‘Predator’ return to the fields, he is expected to form a trio with ‘northern’ and ‘Yo-yo’ to remove the Acuña family cast from the last places.
