Cerro Porteño vs Curicó Unido, 2023 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Second Stage
· 2nd Leg - Cerro Porteño advance 2-0 on aggregate1 - 0
2nd Leg - Cerro Porteño advance 2-0 on aggregate
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 1': Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Corner, Curicó Unido. Conceded by Claudio Aquino.
- 2': Foul by Juan Patiño (Cerro Porteño).
- 2': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Diego Coelho (Curicó Unido) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronald De La Fuente following a set piece situation.
- 4': Foul by Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño).
- 4': Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 8': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Ronald De La Fuente.
- 8': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Yerko Leiva.
- 9': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 9': Omar Merlo (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Diego Coelho (Curicó Unido).
- 12': Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Carrizo.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Agustín Nadruz (Curicó Unido).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt missed. Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Churín.
- 25': Attempt missed. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yerko Leiva.
- 26': Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Carrizo.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Diego Coelho (Curicó Unido) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Castro with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Coelho.
- 31': Penalty Cerro Porteño. Robert Morales draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Augusto Barrios (Curicó Unido) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': VAR Decision: Penalty Cerro Porteño.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Cristián Zavala (Curicó Unido) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Penalty missed! Still Cerro Porteño 0, Curicó Unido 0. Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 37': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristián Zavala.
- 41': Attempt saved. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 41': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Carrizo.
- 44': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 45': Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Agustín Nadruz (Curicó Unido).
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Juan Patiño (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Claudio Aquino with a cross.
- 45'+5': Delay in match (Curicó Unido).
- 45'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald De La Fuente.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Cerro Porteño 0, Curicó Unido 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cerro Porteño 0, Curicó Unido 0.
- 46': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 46': Attempt missed. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Aquino.
- 48': Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Federico Castro (Curicó Unido).
- 49': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Churín with a headed pass.
- 50': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Omar Merlo.
- 51': Goal! Cerro Porteño 1, Curicó Unido 0. Robert Morales (Cerro Porteño) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Claudio Aquino with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Gabriel Báez (Cerro Porteño).
- 55': Yerko Leiva (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Agustín Nadruz (Curicó Unido) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cristián Zavala with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Martínez (Cerro Porteño).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Wílder Viera (Cerro Porteño).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald De La Fuente.
- 60': Corner, Curicó Unido. Conceded by Alberto Espínola.
- 61': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido).
- 61': Mario Sandoval (Curicó Unido) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Attempt missed. Federico Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wílder Viera.
- 64': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Antonio Galeano replaces Federico Carrizo.
- 64': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Damián Bobadilla replaces Wílder Viera.
- 64': Attempt missed. Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Agustín Nadruz (Curicó Unido) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Augusto Barrios.
- 65': Attempt missed. Agustín Nadruz (Curicó Unido) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristián Zavala with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Curicó Unido. Conceded by Gabriel Báez.
- 69': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Alberto Espínola (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Federico Castro (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Cerro Porteño).
- 72': Damián Bobadilla (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Franco Bechtholdt.
- 74': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Braian Samudio replaces Robert Morales.
- 76': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Felipe Fritz replaces Cristián Zavala.
- 76': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Jason Flores replaces Agustín Nadruz.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Diego Churín (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Braian Samudio.
- 78': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Augusto Barrios.
- 79': Felipe Fritz (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño).
- 79': Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jason Flores (Curicó Unido).
- 81': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Robert Piris da Motta replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
- 81': Substitution, Cerro Porteño. Marcelo Moreno replaces Diego Churín.
- 82': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Ian Aliaga replaces Federico Castro.
- 82': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Joaquin Gonzalez replaces Augusto Barrios.
- 85': Attempt saved. Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Braian Samudio.
- 85': Corner, Cerro Porteño. Conceded by Yerko Leiva.
- 86': Attempt saved. Claudio Aquino (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Offside, Cerro Porteño. Miguel Martínez tries a through ball, but Marcelo Moreno is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño).
- 87': Ronald De La Fuente (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Curicó Unido. Diego Urzúa replaces Mario Sandoval.
- 89': Attempt missed. Marcelo Moreno (Cerro Porteño) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Claudio Aquino.
- 90': Foul by Marcelo Moreno (Cerro Porteño).
- 90': Franco Bechtholdt (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Diego Urzúa (Curicó Unido) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Antonio Galeano (Cerro Porteño).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Marcelo Moreno (Cerro Porteño) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Braian Samudio following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cerro Porteño 1, Curicó Unido 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cerro Porteño 1, Curicó Unido 0.
Statistics
UNI |
CPT![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
| 374 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 25 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio ueno La Nueva Olla
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 17,759
Line-Ups
Cerro Porteño (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Miguel Martinez (GK) |
| 14 | Gabriel Báez |
| 24 | Juan Patiño |
| 17 | Daniel Rivas |
| 23 | Alberto Espínola |
| 20 | Wilder Viera |
| 15 | Ángel Cardozo |
| 8 | Federico Carrizo |
| 22 | Claudio Aquino |
| 31 | Robert Morales |
| 19 | Diego Churín |
Curicó Unido (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Fabian Cerda (GK) |
| 2 | Omar Merlo |
| 16 | Franco Bechtholdt |
| 19 | Ronald De La Fuente |
| 24 | Augusto Barrios |
| 5 | Agustín Nadruz |
| 10 | Yerko Leiva |
| 8 | Mario Sandoval |
| 27 | Diego Coelho |
| 20 | Federico Castro |
| 15 | Cristian Zavala |
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