Workshops defeated a Lima Alliance from Peru for 2 to 0 in the match they played tonight, at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium, for the fifth date of Group D of the Copa Libertadores 2025.
The goals were converted by midfielder Rubén Botta, at 22 minutes of the first part, and the extreme Valentín Depietri, when 37 minutes were going.
In addition, goalkeeper Javier Burrai contained a penalty of the experienced striker Paolo Guerrero, when 45 minutes of the first half were going and defender Carlos Zambrano was expelled in 30 minutes of the complement.
With the triumph, the Cordoba team reached the third position of Group D, with four units and accessing the 16th final of the South American Cup, while Alianza Lima marches last with the same amount of points.
Workshops will close their participation in the Libertadores visiting Sao Paulo in Brazil, while Nestor Gorosito’s team must play on Paraguay Liberty court. Both games will be played on Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 p.m.
The first arrival of the match was for the visit, in the first minute, when a center was dotted by striker Paolo Guerrero and topped by the left side of the area by the end Kevin Quevedo, with a shot with the right leg that was contained by goalkeeper Javier Burrai.
Alianza Lima approached again eight minutes later, with a distant shot from the defender Erick Noriega, after a series of rebounds, which came out powerful and to the right stick of Burrai, who could divert it.
Workshops had its first danger situation at 18 minutes, when a center to the second stick from the left was put again in the area by the side Schott for the header of striker Federico Girotti, who hit the crossbar and went diverted.
Only four minutes later, the “T” took advantage. It was through a free kick played by Girotti, who enabled midfielder Rubén Botta with a filtered pass. The steering wheel had freedom to advance and took a great shot from the edge of the area, which carried a lot of power and entered half a height along the left stick of goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra.
The Cordoba team expanded the advantage at 37 minutes, when Rubén Botta drove the ball in the middle and opened the court with a long pass for the striker Valentín Depietri, who advanced at full speed along the right side, faced Viscarra and defeated it with a low shot, which passed between the goalkeeper’s legs.
The Néstor “Pipo” Gorosito team could have discounted with time, with a penalty generated by a hand of defender Miguel Navarro. The maximum penalty was executed by striker Paolo Guerrero, who wanted to open his foot and finish off the left stick of Burrai, who guessed the intentions and stayed with the ball in two times.
The first of the second half was of the visit, in the fourth minute, with a change of front received on the left by the extreme Jesús Castillo, who received, came out and finished dry and to the first stick, with a shot diverted by Burrai.
Alliance returned to 20 minutes, with a distant shot from the striker Jhamir D’Arigo, who was loaded with power to the left stick of Burrai, but lacked precision.
Ten minutes later, defender Carlos Zambrano was expelled by an involuntary hand to cut a danger attack, which made him receive his second yellow card in the game.
The “T” turned the third goal of the night into the second minute of the complement, with an advance between the lines of the striker Nahuel Bustos, who later eluded to Viscarra and finished before the free arch, but was in an advanced position.
Synthesis Talleres vs Alianza Lima by the Copa Libertadores
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