The Strongest prevailed over Peñarol in an intense match
La Paz, Bolivia. The Strongest beat Peñarol 1-0 in a back-and-forth match in the Round of 16 of the CONMEBOL Libertadores, played at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz.
The match was exciting from the start, with both teams looking for the opponent’s goal. The first goal came in the 44th minute, when The Strongest striker, E. Triverio, converted a penalty.
The Strongest dominated the match with 76% possession and 24 shots, but only 7 were on target. Peñarol, meanwhile, had 24% possession and 8 shots, 2 of which were on target.
The match was interrupted by several yellow cards, with The Strongest receiving the most, with 3 cards for D. Wayar, A. Ayarza and D. Aimar. Peñarol, meanwhile, received 3 cards, for W. Aguerre, L. Fernandez and J. Baez.
Despite the pressure from Peñarol, The Strongest held onto their lead until the end of the match, securing their victory and taking a step forward in the fight for the title.
Substitutions the strongest: at minute 46 S. Guerrero came in and D. Wayar went out., at minute 60 M. Enoumba came in and M. Caire went out., at minute 60 Bruno Miranda came in and J. Amoroso went out., at minute 75 G. Sotomayor came in and A. Ayarza went out., at minute 80 C. Roca came in and J. Chura went out.
Substitutions penarol: at minute 61 F. Batista came in and M. Silvera went out., at minute 61 Lucas Hernandez came in and E. Darias went out., at minute 77 G. Ramirez came in and L. Fernandez went out., at minute 77 J. Baez came in and J. Cabrera went out., at minute 85 C. Mayada came in and P. Milans went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
The Strongest
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Penarol
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