Riestra beat Montevideo City Torque, into Copa Sudamericana spots | OneFootball

The visitors had taken the lead after 18 minutes through wing-back Facundo Silvera, but home defender Juan Randazzo scored a brace in the 25th and 39th minutes of the second half to turn the result around.

With the win, the Argentine side climbed to second place in Sudamericana Group F with four points, while their opponent remains in first place with six, although they lost their perfect record and unbeaten run.

In the next round, “Malevo” will host Brazil’s Gremio on Tuesday, May 5 at 19:00, while the Uruguayan side will host Chile’s Palestino on Wednesday the 6th at the same time.

The visitors opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the first half with a free kick near the edge of the box taken by wing-back Facundo Silvera, who placed the ball into the top left corner past a motionless Ignacio Arce.

The equalizer came in the 25th minute of the first half, from a floated cross that was poorly cleared by the visiting defense, allowing Juan Randazzo to control the ball with his chest and finish low by goalkeeper Franco Torgnascioli’s left post.

The visitors missed an unbelievable chance four minutes later, from a corner to the far post that reached striker Salomón Rodríguez after a terrible punch by Arce, who left the goal wide open. The Uruguayan forward struck a volley and would have scored, but his teammate Kevin Silva tried to make sure of the goal from close range and ended up sending the ball over the crossbar.

In the 39th minute, after another rebound following a cross, forward Gabriel Obredor brought the ball down with his chest and slipped it through to Randazzo, free in the six-yard box, and he finished calmly across goal to make it 2-1.

In the 12th minute of the second half, a free kick from the right to the far post found the head of Gabriel Obredor, but his effort went over the crossbar.

The visitors had their first chance of the second half in the 24th minute, with a headed control and shot from the left side of the penalty area, a fierce, powerful strike that hit the crossbar.

Five minutes later, Arce again misjudged a low cross and allowed winger Ramiro Lecchini a header in front of an open goal, although he managed to recover and save the effort, which lacked power.

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