Corinthians survive scrap, red card and come back 'alive' from Argentina | OneFootball

The Gigante de Arroyito hosted a tense and hard-fought clash this Thursday (13).

And Corinthians can certainly celebrate the 0-0 draw with Rosario Central on Argentine soil.

It was the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16.

And it ended with Timão fully committed to containing the home side’s momentum.

Check out the highlights soon. 

The opening stage was FIERY!

There was plenty of chaos. And plenty of desire (often too much) right from the first half in Rosario.

Campaz was the biggest threat from the start. 

The former Grêmio forward even forced Hugo Souza into a great save. 

The referee on the pitch "lost control" at certain moments.

Meanwhile, VAR tried to "complicate" a play that was easy to interpret. 

The hard-fought (and tense) game continued.

And Corinthians showed they could also take the initiative when Bidu nearly scored. 

Timão finished with ten men

The Canallas came back for the second half with even greater urgency to score.

That left Diniz’s men in some trouble.

But they lacked the precision to beat Hugo Souza.

Hugo Souza, who reported that he had been the target of racist abuse. 

Central’s pressure kept growing even more.

And Allan left Corinthians down to ten men in the 80th minute. 

Di María & Co. kept pushing. But they were unsuccessful.

The tie will indeed be decided in Itaquera. 

What now❓

The second leg will be next Thursday (20), at Neo Química Arena.

Another draw will send the tie to penalties. 

Whoever goes through will face Universidad Católica or Estudiantes next. The first leg, played in Argentina, ended 1-1.

Timão now turns its focus back to the Brasileirão. The team is currently seventh and will host Cruzeiro, who are fifth, on Sunday (16). The match will be in Itaquera.

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