Peñarol beat Caracas FC 1-0 in Venezuela for the fourth round of Group G of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup and achieved a vital victory in their aspirations to advance to the round of 16 of the continent’s top club tournament.
The team led by Diego Aguirre sought to take the initiative from the start, but little by little the home owners took control of possession and the field of play. In any case, the one who managed to break the parity was Guzmán Rodríguez, when at 26 ‘he connected a great header in the Caribbean team’s area after a corner kick to score 1-0.
Caracas’ response was immediate, since after a filtered pass behind the defense, Danny Pérez received it, left Guillermo De Amores on the way, finished and Pernía pushed it into the back of the net, but the conquest was annulled due to position advanced. The local team generated another a few minutes later, with a header from Tamayo that the Mirasol goalkeeper managed to contain. At 38′, Peñarol came close to the second through a cross to the far post by Leo Fernández that Pedro Milans connected to score the goal, but the victory was annulled due to offside.
In the second half, those led by Diego Aguirre fell back several meters on the playing field, they retreated against Guillermo De Amores’ goal, giving possession and territory to Caracas, which although it dominated the game, could not generate much in attack. Only a cross to the far post that did not find a good reaction from the Aurinegro goalkeeper and that Javier Méndez ended up deactivating, worried a Peñarol that did not play well, but ended up rescuing a fundamental victory in their aspirations to qualify for the next phase of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup.
