Junior de Barranquilla achieved a draw during his visit to the Monumental Stadium in Lima against Universitario, for the fourth date of Group D of the Copa Libertadores. The match ended 1-1, keeping the visiting team undefeated in the tournament.
This result maintains the Barranquilla team in a competitive position within their group, demonstrating solidity in their international performance and with one more opportunity to get a ticket to the round of 16 of the international competition.
From the beginning, the whole Tiburón proposed a high-intensity match, evidenced by Bryan Castrillón’s quick goal five minutes into the game.. Castrillón’s goal, the product of an excellent corner kick by José Enamorado, He found his destination in the upper right corner of the goal defended by the Uruguayan Sebastián Britos.
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However, again the defensive problems of the curramberos prevented them from maintaining the advantage. Universitario responded to the initial attack with a goal from Edison Flores at 24 minutes, thanks to a precise center from Andy Polo, who managed to balance the score.
Throughout the match, both teams displayed back-and-forth football, with the visitors creating significant opportunities towards the end of the first half, particularly through Carlos Bacca. However, despite the efforts of both sides, the second half of the game did not change the result, thus concluding Junior’s third consecutive tie in the Copa Libertadores.
After the 90 minutes of play, the fans of both teams reacted to what they saw on the pitch. The great character that the Currambero team showed as a visitor, the new tie achieved in this competition and their chances of qualifying for the round of 16 were the main talking points.
Through comments, criticisms, jokes and memes on social networks, the other followers of the Copa Libertadores reacted to the tie between Universitario and Junior for date 4 of the group stage:
- “If the world of betting influences football, today I am more convinced of that! The entire continent saw it, Reyes made the changes to not win it, he made the changes to defend a tie with a team that was too winnable and a team that was dedicated, the briefcase for Reyes today.” -@luismiguel97_
- “Well, the important thing is that a point was added and we were able to win it as a visitor, but the team remains firm in this Libertadores even though many may not like it, but here we go, there are two more finals and we have to go to the death for them, be careful The changes did not contribute anything to revising that part.” -@juniorelmejor11
- “Arturo Reyes had every possible chance to change the face of the game and he wasted all of them, ABSOLUTELY ALL of them, putting Berrio in after being out for several games, not even a good pass, he didn’t take out Chará for Hinojosa he just screwed up, DT GROSS!” -@aisacgol
With this result, Junior remains undefeated in this edition; However, not many are giving merit to what Arturo Reyes’ team has been achieving, since Of the four games they have played, three of them have ended in a draw, and for those most loyal to the club, this is not worth recognizing as a good participation.
What is certain is that this result kept the red and white team at the top of group D with six points to their name, although they were at the mercy of what happens in the clash between Liga de Quito and Botafogo.
If the Ecuadorians win, they would stay at the top of the table, while if the Brazilians keep the three points, they will share the lead with the Barranquilla team.
