Sports Huancayo will face Nacional de Paraguay as visitors at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción for the second leg of the phase 1 of the Libertadores Cup 2023. In the first leg, the Huancaínos beat ‘tricolor‘ in the first match of this edition of the Conmebol club tournament. The team managed by Mifflin Bermúdez found themselves with the victory on the hour with a goal from Ronal Huaccha in reduction and now they will have to seal their classification away.
Huancayo cut Peruvian clubs’ abysmal Copa Libertadores streak after win over Nacional
With a heartbreaking goal, the “rojo matador” won at home and will try to qualify for the second round in Asunción.
He ‘killer red’ started to win after 52 minutes. Carlos Ross took a past cross, which was used by Alexis Rojas. The winger hit his head and his shot hit the post, however luckily the rebound was left for him Carlos Escobar, who only had to push the ball to score first.
The happiness did not last long for the inhabitants of Huanca, because at 69′ the Paraguayans drew. Roberto Martínez crossed low to Feliciano Brizuela and he held the mark of a rival defender, turned around and shot goalkeeper Ángel Zamudio.
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The victory of ‘Rojo Matador’ in the continental competition was an excellent result for the return to Paraguayan soil. The media of this country made various headlines.
Tied, Huancayo turned to the opposite court in search of second and found it in the throw-ins. At 96′, Carlos Ross throws the ball near the penalty spot and it appears there Ronald Huacchawhich defined the fall to decree the final 2-1.
Sports Huancayo rested on date 4 of the Apertura tournament of the Peruvian League 1, the day before they beat Cusco FC, but by ‘walk over’ and did not play the match. He ‘red matador‘ added three points and is in eighth position in the table. In the season he played one official match, precisely the first leg against National, February 7. In their second presentation, the Huancaínos have the challenge of qualifying for the second round of the international championship.
Sport Huancayo will look to break tragic streak of Peruvian club visits against Nacional for Copa Libertadores
The “rojo matador” won the first leg and will seek to seal his qualification for the second round of the international tournament in Asunción.
National of Paraguay beat general Caballero 1-0 in date 3 of the Paraguayan league, played three games between the local tournament and the Copa Libertadores. In the first of the competition, they beat La Guaireña 3-1 and sit third in the standings with one point less than leaders Libertad.
Peruvians and Paraguayans will meet next Tuesday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, located in the city of Asunción and with a capacity of 42,354 spectators.
– Argentina / 9:00 p.m.
– Brazil / 9:00 p.m.
– Chile / 9:00 p.m.
– Colombia / 7:00 p.m.
– Ecuador / 7:00 p.m.
– Bolivia / 8:00 p.m.
– Uruguay / 9:00 p.m.
– Paradise / 9:00 p.m.
– Venezuela / 8:00 p.m.
– United States (Washington) / 7:00 p.m.
– Mexico (CDMX) / 6:00 p.m.
The return of Sport Huancayo vs Nacional will be broadcast by ESPN signal. In addition, you can find out about all incidents via GlobeLiveMedia.
– If Sport Huancayo wins or draws, they will advance to the second round of the Copa Libertadores.
– If Sport Huancayo loses by goal difference, everything will be decided in the penalty shootout.
– If Sport Huancayo fall by more than one goal, the Nacional de Paraguay will qualify for phase 2 of the Copa Libertadores.
In the event of a victory or a tie between Sport Huancayo and Nacional in Asunción, they will qualify for the second round of the Copa Libertadores. At this point, he would face Sports Crystala team that was in the third box of the aggregate table of Ligue 1 2022.
The first clash between ‘killer red’ and the ‘celestial’ It would take place on February 21 at 5:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) in Huancayo, while the return would be played on the 28th of the same month at 7:00 p.m. in Lima.
Conmebol has improved the economic prizes of its tournaments. In this sense, Sport Huancayo has already earned 400,000 dollars for its participation in phase 1 and could add 500,000 dollars to its coffers if it is classified in the second instance. An important income to face the season.