San Lorenzo took a point at Deportivo Cuenca, still top of their group | OneFootball

San Lorenzo drew 0-0 with Ecuador’s Deportivo Cuenca in a match in which they were the better side but suffered from a lack of finishing, played tonight at the Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium for the fourth round of Group D in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana.

In a game without goals, the clearest chance fell to the Argentine team in the ninth minute of the first half, when forward Alexis Cuello headed the ball inside the box and sent it just wide of the near post.

With the draw, the “Ciclón” remains top of the group with six points, while the home side ended the fourth round in second place with five points.

In the next round, the team managed by Gustavo Álvarez will visit Brazil’s Santos on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m., while the Ecuadorian side will host Paraguay’s Recoleta on Tuesday the 19th from 11:00 p.m.

The home team had the first chance of the match in the eighth minute, with a good run down the left by winger Jorge Ordóñez, who broke free along the flank and went one-on-one with goalkeeper Orlando Gill, but failed to finish well and his low right-footed shot went wide of the near post.

Just one minute later, a good individual play down the left by midfielder Nahuel “Perrito” Barrios ended in a precise cross to the far post for forward Alexis Cuello, whose header went just wide of goalkeeper Facundo Ferrero’s left post.

In the 20th minute, a long pass found attacker Rodrigo Auzmendi, who tried a low cross-shot from the edge of the box that went close to the post.

Ordóñez created danger again nine minutes later with a floated cross to the far post, where the 30-year-old winger beat defender Ezequiel Herrera in the air, although his effort went high and wide.

In the 42nd minute, Auzmendi collected the rebound from a Cuello shot near the penalty spot and hit it first time, but his low effort went straight into Facundo Ferrero’s hands.

The second half had no chances until the 14th minute, when Alexis Cuello drifted out to the right wing and sent in a cross that could have gone in at the far post, but Ferrero tipped it out for a corner.

Former Almagro striker Alexis Cuello threatened again four minutes later with an attempt from the right corner of the box, but with little pace behind the shot, it looped high, allowing the 31-year-old Argentine goalkeeper to tip it over the crossbar.

The home side had their first chance of the second half in the 21st minute, again through Ordoñez, who advanced down the right and fired another low shot at the near post, which goalkeeper Orlando Gill had no trouble pushing out for a corner.

In the 25th minute, Argentine midfielder David González unleashed a powerful shot from the right edge of the box that came across goal at mid-height and with good pace, forcing Gill into an excellent save to keep his team level.

Deportivo Cuenca threatened Boedo’s side again in the 42nd minute of the second half, when wing-back Yeltzin Erique burst forward down the left, taking advantage of the Argentine team’s fatigue due to the altitude to run freely into the box, where he aimed a shot at the near post but was denied by the body of the 25-year-old Paraguayan goalkeeper.

Match summary:

2026 Copa Sudamericana.

Group D.

Matchday 4.

Deportivo Cuenca (Ecuador) 0–0 San Lorenzo.

Stadium: Alejandro Serrano Aguilar (Ecuador).

Referee: José Cabero (Chile).

VAR: Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile).

Deportivo Cuenca: Facundo Ferrero; Andrés López, Patricio Boolsen, Santiago Postel, Yeltzin Erique; Melvin Díaz, Bryan García, Mateo Maccari; Edison Vega, Jorge Ordoñez, Germán Rivero. Head coach: Jorge Célico.

San Lorenzo: Orlando Gill; Ezequiel Herrera, Jhohan Romaña, Lautaro Montenegro; Nicolás Tripichio, Juan Rattalino, Manuel Insaurralde, Teo Rodríguez; Alexis Cuello, Rodrigo Auzmendi, Nahuel Barrios. Head coach: Gustavo Álvarez.

Second-half substitutions: at halftime, Facundo Gulli for Juan Rattalino (SL) and Matías Reali for Nahuel Barrios (SL); 17 min, David González for Melvin Díaz (DC); 19 min, Agustín Ladstatter for Teo Rodríguez (SL); 24 min, Ariel Mosquera for Andrés López (DC); 35 min, Jeremy Mejía for Bryan García (DC) and Matías Klimowicz for Germán Rivero (DC); Mathías De Ritis for Alexis Cuello (SL).

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