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Cerro Porteño defeats Melgar in a thrilling encounter in Asunción
Estadio La Nueva Olla witnessed an exciting match between Cerro Porteño and FBC Melgar in the 3rd round of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores. The Paraguayan team secured a 5-2 victory despite a closely contested match.
Despite significantly lower possession (38%), Cerro Porteño demonstrated greater offensive efficiency. Sergio Araujo opened the scoring in the 12th minute, assisted by Gabriel Aguayo. However, the Paraguayan team missed a penalty in the 30th minute, taken by Claudio Domínguez. Melgar reduced the deficit before halftime with a penalty converted by T. Martinez (45′).
In the second half, Cerro Porteño showed its strength with goals from Federico Carrizo (56′), Chico (70′), and Alan Farina (79′). Although Chico had a goal disallowed by VAR, the home team’s effectiveness was undeniable. Melgar scored a second goal in the 89th minute thanks to a strike by P. Liza, but it wasn’t enough to overturn the result.
Cerro Porteño had 15 shots (8 on target), while Melgar managed 5 (3 on target). Melgar’s possession dominance (62%) did not translate into a higher goal count. The match was marked by Melgar’s discipline, with no yellow cards, while Cerro Porteño accumulated three. The referee was Raphael Claus from Brazil.
Substitutions cerro porteno: at minute 38 J. Iturbe came in and G. Aguayo went out., at minute 46 W. Viera came in and S. Araujo went out., at minute 62 Chico came in and J. Iturbe went out., at minute 62 A. Farina came in and F. Carrizo went out., at minute 80 J. Morel came in and C. Dominguez went out.
Substitutions fbc melgar: at minute 46 E. Ramos came in and M. Lazo went out., at minute 46 P. Liza came in and L. Guzman went out., at minute 69 G. Rodriguez came in and W. Tandazo went out., at minute 82 A. Arias came in and T. Martinez went out., at minute 82 M. Llontop came in and N. Cabanillas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cerro Porteno
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FBC Melgar
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