Man of the match: Canobbio's numbers in Fluminense's progress | OneFootball

Agustin Canobbio was named man of the match in Fluminense’s 2-1 defeat to Platense on Tuesday night, in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals, in Buenos Aires. The player scored the goal that secured Tricolor’s place in the semifinals of the competition. Fluminense had won 2-0 last week at the Maracanã.

Fluminense returns to the Copa Libertadores semifinals for the third time in its history. On the other two occasions, Tricolor managed to advance and reached the final. In 2008, they finished as runners-up, losing the final to LDU, and they won their first-ever title in 2023 by beating Boca Juniors 2-1 at the Maracanã.

The whole team played very poorly in the first half. In fact, Fluminense delivered an unrecognizable performance. As a result, Platense had no trouble going 2-0 up before halftime. That left Marcão’s side needing to react in the second half to score the goal that would send the club from Laranjeiras into the next round.

It was in the second half that Agustin Canobbio took responsibility and found the net. To begin with, besides being named man of the match by Conmebol, Canobbio was also the highest-rated player on Sofascore.

Agustin Canobbio received a 8.1 rating

Agustin Canobbio finished the match with an 8.1 rating. To give an idea, Mainero, who scored Platense’s first goal, had the closest rating to the Fluminense forward with a 7.8. One of the factors that boosted the player’s rating was his accuracy.

Canobbio had just one shot on target. It came in the 57th minute, when the forward cut the deficit and secured Fluminense’s place in the semifinals. In addition, the Uruguayan made only one cross, which created an assist opportunity.

That cross found its target. But Hulk ended up missing a clear chance. The play could have raised Canobbio’s rating even further, as it would have counted as an assist. He also had a 75% pass completion rate and a 50% success rate on long passes.

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