Cerro Porteño bin rescue one draw 1-1 for home against Palmeiras, result wey dey better for dem for group stage of Copa Libertadores.
Palmeiras bin start well, score through Jhon Arias for first half. But for second half, Juan Iturbe bin fire one strong shot wey hit post and bounce off Palmeiras goalkeeper Carlos Miguel go inside net.
Match bin get two different faces. For first half, Palmeiras bin dominate, while Cerro Porteño bin just defend. For second half, Cerro Porteño show better control and push back the visitors.
Ariel Holan, Cerro Porteño coach, plan the match to destroy opponent game and forget attack. He use five-man defense and assign man-marking, with Marcelo Chaparro following Allan and Wilder Viera taking Agustín Giay.
But still, Allan show quality to set up goal for Palmeiras, escaping man-mark to cross for Jhon Arias to score.
Second half change everything, especially when Mateo Klimowicz come in for Wilder Viera. Cerro Porteño start to hold ball for opponent half and show different game.
After twenty minutes, Holan bring in Juan Iturbe, and for first action, he take one powerful shot wey hit post and then goalkeeper back go inside net, making crowd for La Nueva Olla explode.
Cerro Porteño maintain pressure for some minutes, until Palmeiras make changes and start to dominate again. Near end, Alexis Martín Arias save Cerro Porteño by stopping close-range header from José López with his foot, showing his importance.
Result make Cerro Porteño happy because of how match go, but still need to get points for away games, starting with next match against Junior de Barranquilla.
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