Peñarol defeated San Antonio Bulo with authority for 3 to 0 at the Felix Capriles stadium in Cochabamba for the Conmebol Libertadores and climbed to the top of the Group H positions.
The encounter in Bolivian lands began with the coals trying to take the initiative and impose conditions, and the 4 ‘almost arrives the opening of the score with a great shot of the youth Leandro Umpiérrez from outside the area that Saracho managed to divert so that the ball ends up bursting the crossbar.
Shortly after he tried was Pedro Milans after a cross pass from Maxi Silvera, but the sides of the side was weak and did not carry too much danger. The first response of the Bolivian team was about 16 ‘with a left -footed shot by José Martínes at the door of the area, but the attempt went high.
The Carbonero continued to insist, and although it did not generate clear chances in the rest of the initial stage, it generated two incidents that could end on penalty. The first with a foul on Maxi Silvera that the referee dismissed, and the second with one hand in the area that both the judge and those in charge of the VAR decided not to sanction.
In the complement, Peñarol was determined to take the victory, and the income of Javier Cabrera, Diego García and Lucas Hernández gave greater aggressiveness to the mid -field aurinegro team forward. A left -handed Pedro Milans and a header from Maxi Silvera lit the alarms of the San Antonio background, and the 68 ‘Javier Cabrera had a very clear one, but could not in the hand in hand with Saracho.
After trying so much, the goal that unlocked the game reached 75 ‘with a precise center of Leo Fernández from the left that Maxi Silvera defined first and with great category within the area for 1 to 0.
Beef, San Antonio Bulo Bulo tried to get ahead in the final minutes in search of the draw, but at the end he ended up paying the spaces he left in the background and Peñarol took advantage of it. At 91 ‘Lucas Hernández defined an external edge to stamp 2 to 0 after a great counterattack, and the 94’ Guillermo de Amores played long for Maximiliano Silvera, who defined powerful and tall to beat Saracho and score a goal for the 3 to 0 who sentenced the game.
With the victory, those led by Diego Aguirre climbed to the top of the Group H positions, waiting for the meeting between Vélez and Olimpia that will complement the date 4.