Analysis: Boldness and benches give way to America-MG, which has been juggling its downfall due to usually blunders in Libertadores | America mg

But the classification also leaves lessons. And they are not few. América-MG is better than Guaraní, individually and collectively, but mistakes (on schedule, but fatal) made the team weak, and the rating was in spirit. Audacity, which is so good and expected of us all, wouldn’t have had to be as big of a dose as it was, were it not for so many mistakes.

In a general context, for 180 minutes, America deserves to step up. He crushed the Guaraní throughout the Independencia duel and did the same in the second half for Asuncion. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, he missed the ball and ultimately failed, traveling at a disadvantage.

And in the Libertadores, especially in the playoffs, the errors should be close to zero. With 15 minutes, two key fouls and two opposing goals: Like Independência, they didn’t make a tactical foul to kill the match, and Guaraní opened the scoring. In the second, no one came out with the cannon that he put into the net alone.

America did not succeed. He missed a lot when he got the ball, and the context of the game demanded to give up some space to Guarani, who didn’t score more times because he was lacking in quality. Even though Paraguay didn’t finish in high volumes, it can be argued that 0-2 was still a win in the first half.

The team already showed timid signs of improvement at the end of the first half with Pedriño, but nothing could have been aspired to by a comeback. In the second, yes, mainly from the entry of Everaldo on the right and Matheusinho going into the middle. He created, into the character of this trio, and saw a Wellington Paulista goal give the team survival.

The turn was deserved by the 180-minute context and the boldness of the second half, with five forwards in the dark. And speaking of them, Pedrinho and Everaldo asked for a pass to reduce Ademir’s departure.

It may not work out, mainly because there are no men in the middle. It happened, and the feelings of euphoria and passion remained. But in the face of a stronger opponent, as Barcelona de Guayaquil was designed, the return of such a frontier is on the impossible, due to the quality and the rival atmosphere.

For now, congratulations to Coelho, who has increased his story book with a well-deserved page for fans and people who work hard every day for this build, embodied as Marcus Salum.

The rating earns América-MG about 3 million R$ to reach the third stage of the Copa Libertadores. Minas Gerais will now face Barcelona from Guayaquil, who ousted Universitario from Peru. If passed, Coelho enters the group stage of the Libertadores. The first leg will be in Belo Horizonte between 8 and 10 March. The return takes place, in Ecuador, between March 15-17.