El Cardenal won at home the match held this Tuesday for date 2 of group G of the CONMEBOL – Copa Sudamericana 2023 tournament. The goals of the match for the local were scored by Kevin Mantilla (11′ 2T) and Hugo Rodallega (50′ 2T) . While the away goal was made by Alan Lescano (40′ 1T).
At 24 minutes into the first half, midfielder Wilfrido de la Rosa had a chance to open the scoring, but his shot bounced off the post.
The best player of the match was Hugo Rodallega. The attacker from Santa Fe scored 1 goal, shot at the opposite goal 11 times and made 11 correct passes.
Iván Rojas was another of the key players. The Santa Fe midfielder was accurate with 56 effective passes.
It was a game with many frictions due to the offenses committed in the open field. There were 3 reprimands: Wilfrido de la Rosa, Jhojan Torres and Bautista Barros Schelotto. Fabián Sambueza was sent off for a direct red card in the 89th minute of the second half.
Santa Fe coach Harold Rivera proposed a 4-5-1 formation with Juan Espitia in goal; Fabián Viáfara, Kevin Mantilla, David Pisciotti and Fabio Delgado on the defensive line; Jhojan Torres, Iván Rojas, Wilfrido de la Rosa, Christian Marrugo and José Enamorado in the middle; and Hugo Rodallega in the attack.
For its part, Sebastián Romero’s team took to the field with a 4-5-1 scheme with Tomás Durso under the three sticks; Bautista Barros Schelotto, Leonardo Morales, Felipe Sánchez and Matías Melluso in defense; Ignacio Miramón, Agustín Bolívar, Franco Soldano, Alan Lescano and Nicolás Colazo in midfield; and Cristian Tarragona up front.
Referee Guillermo Guerrero Alcívar was in charge of supervising the game at Campín.
On the following date, Cardenal will face Universitario as a visitor, while Lobo will play at home against Goiás.
Santa Fe establishes itself at the top of Group G of CONMEBOL – Copa Sudamericana 2023, with 4 units, while Gimnasia is increasingly complicated in the last place of the table without points.
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