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Fortaleza EC Thrashes Colo Colo in Thrilling Libertadores Clash
Fortaleza, Ceará – Fortaleza EC convincingly defeated Colo Colo 4-0 in a thrilling CONMEBOL Libertadores Group Stage match (Matchday 4) played at the Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo. The match, officiated by Jesús Valenzuela from Venezuela, saw Fortaleza score three goals in the first half before adding a fourth in the second.
Breno Lopes opened the scoring in the 25th minute, assisted by Bruno Pacheco. Marinho doubled the lead in the 30th minute, with Breno Lopes providing the assist. Deyverson made it 3-0 before halftime (39th minute), thanks to an assist from Marinho. In the second half, despite Colo Colo’s greater possession (55%), Fortaleza maintained control, and J. Lucero sealed the victory with a goal in the 85th minute, assisted by Yago Pikachu.
While Colo Colo had more possession and shots (14 to Fortaleza’s 18), Fortaleza’s finishing was superior, converting 4 of their 12 shots on target. The match was relatively disciplined, with three yellow cards for Fortaleza and two for Colo Colo. The victory puts Fortaleza in a strong position in their group.
Substitutions colo colo: at minute 46 D. Gutierrez came in and E. Wiemberg went out., at minute 59 M. Bolados came in and E. Amor went out., at minute 74 V. Mendez came in and E. Pavez went out., at minute 79 T. Alarcon came in and C. Aquino went out., at minute 79 V. Pizarro came in and A. Vidal went out.
Substitutions fortaleza ec: at minute 64 J. Lucero came in and Deyverson went out., at minute 65 T. Pochettino came in and Emmanuel Martinez went out., at minute 71 Yago Pikachu came in and Breno Lopes went out., at minute 81 Ze Welison came in and Matheus Rossetto went out., at minute 81 P. Fernandez came in and Lucas Sasha went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortaleza EC
Colo Colo
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