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Peñarol Edges Out Olimpia in Thrilling Libertadores Clash
Montevideo, Uruguay – Peñarol defeated Olimpia 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo, in the fifth round of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores group stage. The match, officiated by Colombia’s Wilmar Roldán, was characterized by its intensity and fluctuating scoreline.
Olimpia took the lead with goals from L. López in the 13th minute and I. Leguizamon in the 37th. However, Peñarol responded strongly in the second half. L. Fernandez pulled one back in the 50th minute, M. Olivera equalized in the 55th, and E. Remedi secured the victory in the 73rd. Despite Peñarol’s possession advantage (60%), Olimpia created chances, albeit with less accuracy (15 shots compared to Peñarol’s 23). The game also saw three yellow cards for Olimpia and one for Peñarol.
Substitutions penarol: at minute 46 E. Remedi came in and R. Perez went out., at minute 46 J. Cabrera came in and L. Umpierrez went out., at minute 69 D. G. Garcia Cardozo came in and J. Baez went out., at minute 81 A. Machado came in and M. Silvera went out., at minute 88 J. Mendez came in and I. Sosa went out.
Substitutions olimpia: at minute 58 L. Abreu came in and I. Leguizamon went out., at minute 71 L. Pratto came in and A. F. Franco Zayas went out., at minute 71 H. Fernandez came in and D. Benedetto went out., at minute 77 E. Lopez came in and R. Redes went out., at minute 77 H. Benitez Sanchez came in and M. Gomez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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