Palestino Completes Epic Comeback to Eliminate Independiente Medellin
Palestino staged an epic comeback at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago de Chile, defeating Independiente Medellín 3-2 in the second leg of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Round of 16, 2024.
The Colombian side took the early lead with a goal from Jhon Varela in the 41st minute. However, the Chilean side responded with force in the second half, scoring two goals in the first three minutes through Iván Roman (48th minute) and Juan Benítez (50th minute).
Palestino continued to dominate the game and extended their lead in the 90th minute with another goal from Jhon Varela, securing their passage to the quarterfinals.
Independiente Medellín fought hard to equalize the score, but the Chilean team’s dominance was decisive in sealing the victory.
Despite the defeat, the Colombian side showed a great level of play and said goodbye to the competition with their heads held high.
Substitutions independiente medellin: at minute 64 Jhon Vasquez came in and L. Sandoval went out., at minute 78 F. Chaverra came in and J. Fory went out., at minute 78 Vinicius Marcus came in and D. Moreno went out., at minute 87 H. E. Martinez Yepez came in and L. Chaverra went out.
Substitutions palestino: at minute 72 F. Chamorro came in and J. Abrigo went out., at minute 78 P. Palacio came in and B. Carrasco went out., at minute 78 J. Garro came in and G. Sosa went out., at minute 83 B. Vejar came in and J. Benitez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Palestino
Independiente Medellin
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