CONMEBOL Libertadores

Universidad Central vs Libertad, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage

· CONMEBOL Libertadores
Universidad Central
  • 30': Juan Cuesta
  • 87': Yeiber Murillo
  • 90'+6': Francisco Solé (P)
FT
3 - 1
Libertad
  • 61': Lorenzo Melgarejo

About

Universidad Central are hosting Libertad at Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela, starting on . The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Alexander González (UCV) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuesta.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Lucas Sanabria (Libertad) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Espinoza.
  • 5': Foul by Juan Cuesta (UCV).
  • 5': Lucas Sanabria (Libertad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Juan Cuesta (UCV) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Sanabria (Libertad).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Álvaro Campuzano (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Néstor Giménez.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giancarlo Schiavone (UCV). Assisted by Lucas Sanabria with a headed pass.
  • 13': Foul by Estiven Villalba (Libertad).
  • 13': Francisco Solé (UCV) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Estiven Villalba (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jovanny Bolívar (UCV) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Francisco Solé following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Foul by Néstor Giménez (Libertad).
  • 16': Samuel Sosa (UCV) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Kendrys Silva (UCV) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Zapata.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Samuel Sosa (UCV) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Morínigo (Libertad). Assisted by Juan Cuesta.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Juan Cuesta (UCV) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kendrys Silva with a headed pass.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matías Espinoza.
  • 22': Offside, UCV. Juan Zapata is caught offside.
  • 22': Delay in match (Libertad).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Espinoza (Libertad).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Juan Cuesta (UCV) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Estiven Villalba (Libertad).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Jovanny Bolívar (UCV) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rodrigo Morínigo (Libertad). Assisted by Samuel Sosa with a cross.
  • 30': Goal! UCV 1, Libertad 0. Juan Cuesta (UCV) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jovanny Bolívar (UCV) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Zapata.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Jovanny Bolívar (UCV).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Melgarejo (Libertad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Espinoza.
  • 44': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Alfonso Simarra.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Matías Espinoza (Libertad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giancarlo Schiavone (UCV). Assisted by Lucas Sanabria with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Juan Zapata (UCV).
  • 45': Estiven Villalba (Libertad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Diego Viera (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Fernández.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Adrián Martínez.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Zapata (UCV).
  • 45'+3': Jovanny Bolívar (UCV) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, UCV 1, Libertad 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins UCV 1, Libertad 0.
  • 46': Foul by Hernesto Caballero (Libertad).
  • 46': Samuel Sosa (UCV) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Corner, UCV. Conceded by Estiven Villalba.
  • 49': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Adrián Martínez.
  • 52': Samuel Sosa (UCV) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Néstor Giménez (Libertad).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Samuel Sosa (UCV) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Juan Cuesta (UCV) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jovanny Bolívar.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Estiven Villalba with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Libertad. Conceded by Adrián Martínez.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Juan Zapata (UCV) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Carrillo.
  • 61': Goal! UCV 1, Libertad 1. Lorenzo Melgarejo (Libertad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Néstor Giménez with a through ball.
  • 64': Substitution, Libertad. Pedro Villalba replaces Marcelo Fernández.
  • 64': Rodrigo Morínigo (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jovanny Bolívar (UCV).
  • 66': Substitution, UCV. Alexander Granko replaces Samuel Sosa.
  • 68': Foul by Pedro Villalba (Libertad).
  • 68': Juan Cuesta (UCV) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Pedro Villalba (Libertad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Delay in match (Libertad).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Lucas Sanabria (Libertad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Francisco Solé (UCV).
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Melgarejo (Libertad).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Pedro Villalba (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Foul by Alexander González (UCV).
  • 76': Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Libertad. Gustavo Aguilar replaces Lorenzo Melgarejo because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Libertad. Federico Carrizo replaces Lucas Sanabria.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Diego Viera (Libertad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 79': Matías Espinoza (Libertad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Kendrys Silva (UCV).
  • 79': Kendrys Silva (UCV) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, UCV. Yeiber Murillo replaces Juan Zapata.
  • 84': Substitution, Libertad. Hugo Martínez replaces Álvaro Campuzano.
  • 84': Substitution, Libertad. Alexis Fretes replaces Matías Espinoza.
  • 85': Gustavo Aguilar (Libertad) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Estiven Villalba with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Jovanny Bolívar (UCV) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Rodrigo Morínigo (Libertad). Assisted by Alexander González.
  • 87': Substitution, UCV. Charlis Ortíz replaces Jovanny Bolívar.
  • 87': Substitution, UCV. Vicente Rodríguez replaces Alexander González.
  • 87': Substitution, UCV. Daniel De Sousa replaces Juan Cuesta.
  • 87': Goal! UCV 2, Libertad 1. Yeiber Murillo (UCV) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francisco Solé with a cross.
  • 90': Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Charlis Ortíz (UCV).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Alexis Fretes (Libertad) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giancarlo Schiavone (UCV). Assisted by Hugo Martínez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Néstor Giménez (Libertad) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Alexis Fretes (Libertad) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Federico Carrizo.
  • 90'+2': Alexander Granko (UCV) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Penalty UCV. Alexander Granko draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Hernesto Caballero (Libertad) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Goal! UCV 3, Libertad 1. Francisco Solé (UCV) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, UCV 3, Libertad 1.
  • 0': Match ends, UCV 3, Libertad 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 3
58.9 Possession 41.1
15 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
402 Accurate Passes 264
483 Passes 340
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 66
38 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 15
7 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 14
12 Effective Clearances 31
12 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores

Venue: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
Location: Caracas, Venezuela

CONMEBOL Libertadores Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Independiente del Valle 2 +2 4
2 Rosario Central 2 +1 4
3 Universidad Central 2 0 3
4 Libertad 2 -3 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

UCV Universidad Central (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Giancarlo Schiavone (GK)
19 Alfonso Simarra
5 Luis Martinez
27 Daniel Carrillo
2 Kendrys Silva Yellow Card
8 Juan Zapata
6 Francisco Solé
30 Alexander González
11 Jovanny Bolívar Yellow Card
7 Juan Cuesta Yellow Card
10 Samuel Sosa
Universidad Central Substitutes:
Maicol Ruiz, Yanniel Hernandez, Carlos Cermeño, Charlis Ortiz, Kendry Mendoza, Rubén Ramírez, Lautaro Morales, Alexander Granko, Yeiber Murillo, Vicente Rodríguez, Daniel De Sousa, Williams Velásquez.

LIB Libertad (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Rodrigo Morínigo (GK)
5 Diego Viera
31 Thiago Fernández
6 Álvaro Campuzano
4 Néstor Giménez
34 Estiven Villalba Yellow Card
26 Hernesto Caballero
21 Lucas Sanabria
17 Matías Espinoza
28 Fabian Fernandez
10 Lorenzo Melgarejo
Libertad Substitutes:
Gustavo Aguilar, Federico Carrizo, Santiago Del Valle, Oscar Acuña, Amin Molinas, Pedro Villalba, Alexis Fretes, Christian Martinez, Hugo Martínez, Victor Rojas, Iván Ramírez, Ángel González.

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