Timão spoil party in Vicente López: Platense lose, eye Peñarol | OneFootball

Walter Zunino’s team started with great intensity but lacked finishing in front of Hugo Souza’s goal. Corinthians made the most of their bursts in the second half, put the game to bed with goals from Kayke Ferrari and Yuri Alberto, and left El Calamar empty-handed and down a man.

It was a rough debut for Platense in Group E. In a very even first half, the home side had the clearest chances: a header from Gonzalo Lencina that the goalkeeper saved, and a shot from Guido Mainero that went just wide. El Calamar was going toe to toe, but in the Copa Libertadores, if you don’t score your chances, you end up paying for it at your own end.

In the second half, Fernando Diniz’s Corinthians showed their class. In the 8th minute, Kayke Ferrari made it 1-0 after an assist from Breno Bidon. Platense tried to respond with the introductions of Juan Gauto and Iván Gómez, but the killer blow came in the 24th minute, when Yuri Alberto finished to make it 2-0 after a great pass from Rodrigo Garro.

To make matters worse, the night ended in the worst possible way: in the 34th minute, Juan Ignacio Saborido was shown a straight red after a VAR review for serious foul play. Now, Zunino’s team will have to turn the page quickly and go after points in Montevideo next Thursday against Peñarol.

Match lineups:

Platense (0):

Matías Borgogno; Juan Ignacio Saborido, Ignacio Vázquez, Víctor Cuesta, Tomás Silva; Guido Mainero, Pablo Ferreira, Maximiliano Amarfil, Franco Zapiola; Augusto Lotti and Gonzalo Lencina. Coach: Walter Zunino.

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