Fortaleza puts up a great first half and wins the MG America in South America

Fortaleza took a big step towards qualifying for the semi-finals of the Sudamericana tournament. On Thursday night (24), Liao defeated America MG 3-1, in Belo Horizonte, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Brazilian confrontation in the competition, in the first half and Guilherme scored two goals and Pochettino. winning goals. On the other hand, Coelho did not wake up until the second half, and Mastriani came off the bench to score the goal of honor against Independencia.

In this way, Fortaleza continues a good phase of the season and reclassifies it to Sudamericana. It is possible that Liao will lose by goal difference in the return match, next Thursday (31), at Castelao Stadium, which is still alive in the competition. Whoever passes will face the winner from the Corinthians and Argentine Estudiantes match.

Never before have Fortaleza’s side reached the quarter-finals of Sudamericana, and now they are one step closer to another historic achievement.

In addition, the ranked team will still receive prize money of approximately R$3.8 million for passing the stage.

On the other hand, America achieved another disappointing result. Lantern of the Brazilian League, Coelho reached the eighth consecutive match without a win this season. The last victory was against Chilean Colo-Colo in the Sudamericana qualifiers, a victory that qualified for the round of 16 of the competition.

the game

Fortaleza put in a great performance in the first stage and cemented the victory with a score of 3-0 in the locker room. Guilherme opened the scoring in the 14th minute and shook Leao, and in the 20th minute Pochettino scored the second goal after a wrong exit by Caviccioli. On the American side, Paulinho Boya managed to score, but the referee canceled the goal due to the offside of the attacker. But after a beautiful assist from Marinho, Guilherme scored the second goal of the match and the third for Tricolor de Acho in the 40th minute. Visiting goalkeeper Joao Ricardo did not have to work in the first half.

In the second stage, America made changes to the team and was able to act better defensively. In the tenth minute, Martinez executed a free kick and forced goalkeeper Joao Ricardo to make a wonderful save, avoiding the first goal for the landlords. And so Coelho’s strategy succeeded in the 24th minute, when Mastriani, who had just come off the bench, appeared free inside the area to reduce the score. America continued to press in search of the second goal, but the score 3 to 1 prevailed until the final whistle.

American-MG 1×3 Fortaleza

First leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals

date and time: 8/24/2023 at 7 p.m. (from Brasilia)

local: Independence Square, in Belo Horizonte (MG)

America-MG: Mateus Caviccioli, Daniel Borges, Eder, Burgos and Danilo Avelar; Javier Mendes (Lucas Cale, in the first half), Juninho and Emmanuel Martinez; Paulinho Boya (Rodrigo Faranda, 24fps), Wellington Paulista (Mastriani, 15fps), Pedrinio (Felipe Azevedo, 15fps). Technical: Fabian Bustos.

power: Joao Ricardo; Tinga, Titi, Pretez and Bruno Pacheco; Zé Willison, Caio Alexandre (Lucas Crespeim in the 46th minute) and Pochettino (Pedro Augusto in the 32nd minute); Marinho (Pikachu, in the 32nd minute of 2R), Lucero and Guilherme. Technical: Juan Pablo Voevoda.

Objectives: Guilherme, at 14 min from 1 ton (0-1); Pochettino, in the 20th minute of the 1st minute (0-2); Guilherme, at 40 minutes from 1 ton (0-3); Mastriani, at 23 minutes into the second half (1-3)

to rule: Wilmar Roldan (Colombia)

Assistants: Alexandre Guzman (Colombia) and Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)

Video Assistant Referee: Juan Lara (Chile)

Yellow cards: Daniel Borges, Burgos (AME); Joao Ricardo and Vojvoda (FOR)

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