Champion with Benfica helps thwart Abel Ferreira at Junior - Palmeiras | OneFootball

Palmeiras, coached by Abel Ferreira, began the Libertadores group stage with a 1-1 draw away in Colombia against Junior Barranquilla in the early hours of Thursday. Guillermo Celis, who was part of Benfica’s “tetra” title run in 2016/2017, came on in the 57th minute.

The match played at the Estádio Olímpico Jaime Morón León started with difficulties for the Brazilian team, who conceded the opening goal in the early minutes. The home side came out more clinical and took advantage of an opportunity to go ahead.

In the 10th minute, former Sporting player Teo Gutiérrez successfully converted a penalty, awarded after a foul committed by Maurício inside the box. The former Lions striker made no mistake and put Junior Barranquilla ahead on the scoreboard.

After the break, Abel Ferreira’s team managed to equalize in the 55th minute. Paraguayan Ramón Sosa scored the goal that restored parity, at a stage when the Brazilians were already dominating the match territorially. Their attacking persistence eventually paid off, rewarding the superiority they had shown in the game.

. With this result, Palmeiras - the club where Richard Ríos played - picked up their first point in Group F of the competition. Junior Barranquilla also have one point, while Sporting Cristal lead with three. Cerro Porteño are yet to get off the mark.

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