hard entrance against Paolo Guerrero! racing club and flamengo from brazil They faced each other this Thursday, May 4 for the third date of the Libertadores Cup 2023. Close to 20 minutes into the game, the historical scorer of the peruvian team he received a tremendous kick in the back that left him lying on the grass.
The veteran forward of 39 years returned to the title after his substitution against Boca Juniors and arriving halfway through the first half, he received a foul that caused pain near his shoulder. At 19′, the right winger of the ‘academy’, Facundo Muratook a throw-in that was intended for the ‘Predator’.
When the Incacio was preparing to pivot the ball to start an offensive play in favor of the locals, the midfielder everton ribeiroin his attempt to intercept the service, gave a terrible footfall to Guerrero Gonzalesthis before the watchful eye of the referee.
After receiving the offense from his former teammate, with whom he shared the dressing room between 2017 and 2018 at the same Flamengo, Paolo fell to the grass, grabbing his back and shoulder while his face expressed obvious pain. The central judge of commitment, Jesus Valenzuela SaezHe did not hesitate and showed Ribeiro the yellow card.
The midfielder of the ‘Mengao’along with the Chilean Eric Flear, tried to explain to the referee that the action had not been with the intention of hurting the colleague, but the decision had already been made. Despite the fact that the ailments persisted in the impacted area, the Peruvian continued on the field of play.
Although he did not leave the court due to the stomp, Paolo Guerrero did not continue in the second stage. At halftime he was replaced by Nicholas Reniero. The decision of his coach Fernando Gago could be justified by the expulsion of gabriel hauche, who received two bookings in a span of 120 seconds. Finding itself outnumbered, Racing would have decided to change its approach and the person directly affected was the former Lima Alliance.
This was the sixth time that he ‘Gladiator’ faced the ‘fla’ since his departure from the institution in 2018. There were four with the Internacional de Porto Alegre shirt, one with Avaí and the rest with the cast of Avellaneda. This was the third for the tournament conmebol. In none of the cases mentioned was it able to comply with the ‘law of the ex’.
After facing Flamengo, Racing Club and Paolo Guerrero will return to the domestic sphere. The ‘academy’ will be local again for the Argentine Professional Soccer League when measured against workshops on Monday, May 8 from 5:30 p.m. in Peru.
As for the Copa Libertadores, the ‘first big’ You will have to wait almost three weeks to have continental action. For the fourth day of the ‘eternal glory’ will have to travel to Ecuador to compete with aucas. The sports fair is agreed for Tuesday, May 23 from 7:00 p.m. in Peru at the Chillogallo stadium.
