Junior adds in Lima and remains undefeated in the Copa Libertadores

Although it is the third consecutive tie, Junior remains undefeated in this edition of the Copa Libertadores. On this occasion he equaled one in his visit to Universitario at the Monumental in Lima for the fourth day, a result that allows him to remain, at least partially, at the top of the group.

The team led by Arturo Reyes hit first and very early. The fifth minute of play was passing when a corner kick came, deflected in the path and The rebound fell outside the area to Bryan Castrillón, who did not hesitate and took the unstoppable right hand first. for Sebastián Britos.

Although it was difficult for them to take control of the game, Universitario had a couple of approaches with a header from Edison Flores and a bitten shot from Álex Valera, but Both attempts ended in the hands of Santiago Mele.

At 24′ the tie fell in Lima in a great individual action by Andy Polo on the right wing, first with a pipe to Víctor Cantillo, then eluding Gabriel Fuentes with a dribble and later sending the center at ground level that found Flores’ left foot, who almost inadvertently deflected it to send it to the bottom. The local wanted to continue on, but he exposed himself behind; However, Junior did not know how to take advantage of those spaces, like a counterattack before the break that did not end well.

Second half cut and without emotions

Few emotions in the complementary stage. A lot of dispute in the middle, at times quite cut off and little clarity on both sides in the last quarter of the field. A still ball allowed Universitario to get close to the second, but Williams Riveros’ header went just wide.

Near the end, A communication error between Fuentes and Jermein Peña, who let the ball pass between them, almost cost Junior dearly, Well, it served Christopher Olivares, who crossed it too much.

Junior is the leader of Group D with 6 points, but it could lose that place if the Quito League beats Botafogo in Rio de Janeiro this Wednesday or if the Brazilian club wins by a landslide. Next week, the Shark will visit the Ecuadorian team, but first they will have the second date of the BetPlay League home runs against Atlético Bucaramanga at the Alfonso López.

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