Top scorer Alemao revived Internacional in Colombia on Tuesday by scoring the goal that saw his side beat Deportivo Independiente Medellín (DIM) 0-1, which lost momentum to reach the third day of Group E of the South American Cup.
With this result, Colorado, led by former Brazilian coach Mano Menezes, took the lead in the area with five points, while their rival was in second place with four, pending what happens tomorrow in the game between Guaireña and 9. October.
The hosts, coached by Colombian-Uruguayan Julio Comesaña, got their hands on the ball early in the early stages but struggled to break down a defense that looked organized and led by Uruguayan Bruno Méndez and Vitao.
However, Menezes’ team stole the ball from their rival and tried to create chances by looking for Alemao, a constant headache for central defenders Andrés Cadavid and Víctor Moreno.
The clearest part of the first half, however, was for the Powerful as midfielder Jean Pineda sent a filtered pass to winger Yulián Gómez, who took advantage of a mistake by winger Fabricio Bustos to go hand in hand with goalkeeper Daniel, who saved his shot. .
In the complementary phase, the locals tried to open the scoring and had a clear shot at 49 with a very strong shot from Uruguayan midfielder Javier Méndez, which was deflected again by the Internacional goalkeeper.
However, it was the visitors who scored on 53 in a great play by Rodrigo Dourado who reached the area and passed the ball through to Alemao, who received on the edge of the area, turned and finished to overcome the resistance of Andrés Mosquera Marble.
The goal of the first victory of @SCInternational† Alexandre Alemão condemned the – on @DIM_Official in CONMEBOL #South American #TheGreatConquest pic.twitter.com/C1Psa9xexf
— South American CONMEBOL (@Sudamericana) April 27, 2022
Without much clarity, the locals, who played at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium in Pereira because the Atanasio Girardot in Medellín is hosting a Maluma concert this week, continued to attack and got several clear chances to equalize.
Among them was one of Argentina’s Luciano Pons who went hand in hand with Daniel in a side attack, who finished the game like a figure thanks to his saves.
Ultimately, Internacional took all three points and defends Group E lead on the following day when they visit Guairena on May 5, while DIM will aim for victory at home the day before on October 9 to try and stay alive in the tournament. .
Source: El heraldo
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