SAO PAULO (AP) – The defending champion of the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo of Brazil, eliminated Independiente del Valle de Ecuador on Thursday 5-0 in his first match of the tournament in six months.
Del Valle, the champion protector of the Copa Sudamericana, opened the score in the 40th minute with Moisés Caicedo, his other 4 goals came at the time alongside Angelo Preciado (49), Gabriel Torres (59), Jhon Sánchez (81) and Beder. I fall at the minute time of the discount time.
Flamengo, who has had problems since coach Jorge Jesús left for Benfica in July, also saw defenseman Gustavo Henrique sent off in the final seconds of the attack in Quito.
The South American tournament restarted this week after a hiatus that began on March 12, when nearly all instances of COVID-19 originated from other continents.
Today, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Argentina are among the 10 most sensitive countries in the world in terms of shown cases of the disease.
Del Valle leads Group A after 3 games with points, Flamengo is currently with six.
Catalan coach Domènec Torrent, Pep Guardiola’s former assistant, is already under pressure from the fans. Flamengo has lost 4 of his 11 games in charge.
In less than a year, Jesus has taken rio de Janeiro’s giant to five titles, adding his first South American crown in 38 years. The team also lost four games to him, adding the Club World Cup to Liverpool in December. won 43 out of 57.
Also on Thursday, two Argentine giants exceeded their own expectations after a long period of inactivity.
The 2019 finalist, River Plate, tied 2-2 in Sao Paulo, his players marked all the purposes of the match. Enzo Pérez opened the scoring for a purpose contrary to his in the 10th minute, but River reached the point 8 minutes later with Rafael Santos Borré from a short distance.
The Argentines scored the moment with a goal by Julion Alvarez in the 80th minute, but Sao Paulo scored the last number on the scoreboard with a purpose opposite to River through Fabrizio Angileri 3 minutes later.
While River was educated only a few weeks ago, Sao Paulo has played competitive matches since July. The morumbi result kept Argentines and Brazilians tied after 3 games with 4 problems in Group D, led by the Quito League of Ecuador.
Boca beat Paraguay’s Freedom in Asunción 2-0 after a week in which 22 of his players tested positive for COVID-19, many were allowed to play anyway because the football government had already recovered.
Eduardo Salvio scored a double for the Argentines, with goals in the 84th minute and now Boca leads Group H with seven points, one ahead of Libertad’s moment spot.
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