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

The visitors had taken the lead after 18 minutes, with a goal from wing-back Facundo Silvera, although 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 team climbed to second place in Group F of the Copa Sudamericana with four points, while their rival remains in first place with six, although it lost its perfect record and unbeaten run.

In the next round, “Malevo” will host Brazil’s Gremio on Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m., 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 from near the edge of the box struck 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, with a lofted cross that was poorly cleared by the visiting defense, allowing Juan Randazzo to control the ball with his chest and finish low inside goalkeeper Franco Torgnascioli’s left post.

The visitors missed an incredible chance four minutes later from a corner to the far post that reached forward Salomón Rodríguez after a terrible punch by Arce, which left the goal open. The Uruguayan attacker hit it on the 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, unmarked 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 Gabriel Obredor for a header that 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 low drive that struck the crossbar.

Five minutes later, Arce made another mistake coming out for a low cross and allowed winger Ramiro Lecchini a header in front of an open goal, although he recovered in time and held the effort, which lacked power.

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