Godoy Cruz He won him tonight as a visitor by 1 to 0 to Sportivo Luqueño from Paraguay, in the match they played at the La Huerta stadium, for the fourth date of the Group d of the South American Cup 2025.
The only goal of the game was converted by striker Agustín Auzmendi, at 26 minutes of the second part.
With the triumph, the Mendoza cast made sure to advance from Ronda, with 10 points on four dates, product of three wins and a draw, although it must still confirm its presence in the round of 16. Final. For its part, Sportivo Luqueño was third in the group with a single unit.
On the next date, the “Tomba” will play against Guild of Brazil, next Tuesday, May 13 at 19, in a match that could define the first position of the group. At the same time, the Paraguayan team will receive Atlético Grau from Peru.
The first danger attack of the party was in favor of Sportivo Luqueño, in the fourth minute of the game, with a distant free kick and skid of defender Rodi Ferreira, who looked for the second stick and went high but near the crossbar.
Godoy Cruz approached 12 minutes, when the Andean end recovered a ball on the left on the bottom line, hooked inside twice and finished off the first stick, but his shot was blocked by the rival defense.
The clearest arrival of the premises in the first half reached 29 minutes, when a long pass from midfielder Darío Ríos was precise for striker Federico Santander, who controlled his chest and took out a good volley shot from the edge of the area, which was diverted by goalkeeper Franco Petroleum to the corner on his right stick.
The Mendoza team had its best attack of the first part in 43 minutes, with a shot to the crossbar of Santino Andino, after hooking in to get rid of a rival and shoot from the edge of the area.
The last one of the first part was for the visit, when Andino himself headed a center of the side Lucas Arce to the second stick, but the same was contained by goalkeeper Alfredo Aguilar.
The first arrival of the second half, after five minutes, was for the “Tomba”. In a fast counterattack, three players of the visit came off and who wore the ball was the steering wheel Nicolás Fernández, who reached the edge of the area and took out a cross shot that went high.
The place brought some danger at 22 minutes, with a center from the right that was controlled with the chest by striker Walter González, who finished off volley from the edge of the area and crashed his shot on the outer side of the network.
The goal reached 26 minutes, when the Vicente flyer Poggi put a filtered pass for Auzmendi, who went hand in hand on the right side and took a big shot with his right leg, which came out crossed and very powerful, hitting the crossbar to decree the final 1 to 0.
Godoy Cruz returned to 31 minutes, with a pass back by Santino Andino for the midfielder Nicolás “Indio” Fernández, who controlled, accommodated and took a shot with an effect to the second stick, which he gave in the post and moved away.
Sportivo Luqueño Synthesis vs Godoy Cruz for the South American Cup
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