Palmeiras don settle for 1-1 draw with Cerro Porteño for first leg of di Libertadores round of 16, but di major talking point na di red card wey Andreas Pereira collect.
Di match wey happen for Allianz Parque get plenty drama. Andreas Pereira bin receive direct red card for di 27th minute of second half, and e leave Palmeiras wit only ten men for di pitch. Di Uruguayan referee Gustavo Tejera bin don previously cancel one goal for Cerro Porteño sake of offside, and e bin use elbow as reason to send Andreas off.
Palmeiras players bin contest di decision, but nothing change. As Andreas dey waka comot field, e bin yarn say “I no do anything”, but di referee no gree listen. Di incident happen for middle of di pitch, and e go cost am di second leg.
After di red card, Flaco López bin score to put Palmeiras ahead. But Cerro Porteño no bin think say di match don end. Pablo Vegetti bin equalize for di 48th minute of second half, and goalkeeper Carlos Miguel bin make one costly mistake wey give di visitors di goal.
Wit dat result, Palmeiras no get any advantage from di first leg. Di return leg go hold on Wednesday, 19, for Asunción, Paraguay. Andreas Pereira go no dey available for dat match due to suspension, so coach Abel Ferreira go need adjust im midfield.
Andreas Pereira bin don dey play alongside Marlon Freitas for di middle of di park. Now Lucas Evangelista dey expected to take di Brazilian playmaker position for di crucial return leg. Palmeiras fans go hope say di team fit get result for away ground despite di absence.
Di match for Asunción go decide which club go advance to quarterfinals. Cerro Porteño go get home support, while Palmeiras go need avoid mistake like di one wey Carlos Miguel make. Abel Ferreira go need prepare im team well for di return leg.
