He lost in Quito and Flamengo sent him to the ‘Consuelo’ of the South American

With 11 points, three victories -two of them as a visitor -and just a defeat, Central Córdoba of Santiago del Estero failed to qualify for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores And he will continue playing in the ‘comfort’ of the South American. Lost 3-0 in Quito against the University Sports Leaguethat together with Flemishwho won with the right to Deportivo Táchira in the Maracaná, matched it at points and He left it out by goal difference.

The two games he tied in Santiago del Estero (0-0 with League and 1-1 with Flamengo, especially the first to win), became decisive for the team of the team Felippe’s Omar Beyond this baggy fall in the 2600 meters of the Ecuadorian city. After Alvarado’s goal at 14 minutes, he could no longer recover. He could never lead to height, it was very difficult for him to cover the spaces in the middle and in defense.

Then came the goals of Lisandro Alzugaray at the end of the first half and at the start of the second. In both, the Argentine striker found too many facilities to define. At that start of the second stage, in which the Argentine coach made three variants, a certain advancement was noticed in search of the discount, however, The 3-0 sentenced all railway illusions.

However, hope remained until at 21 minutes of the second half, Flamengo managed to break Deportivo Táchira. With the bulky result in Quito, it reached the Carioca team to win by the minimum difference since it had a better goal difference. And in the last action in the Maracaná, the Argentine goalkeeper Agustín Rossi avoided the draw of the Venezuelan team, which would have given the classification to the Santiagoños. Epic.

Agustín Ross, Flamengo’s hero … who bitter Central Córdoba!

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The performance of Central Córdoba is not historic in his debut in Copa Libertadores, since he just lost the undefeated on the last date. In addition, he was one step away to match the start of two Argentine teams, who in his first participation won the three games that played as visitors: students in 1968 and Argentines in 1985. Both teams were precisely champions.

The railroad, until now, added more points than University of Peru (8) in Group B, more than Freedom of Paraguay (9) in Group D, than Atlético Nacional (9) in Group F and that Cerro Porteño (7) in Group G. Probably also exceeds Fortaleza already Peñarol or Vélez. However, all these teams will continue on the Copa Libertadores, while the Santiago must dispute the repechage of the South American to see if it passes to the round of 16.