Strongest beat Táchira, lead Copa Libertadores qualifiers | OneFootball

This Tuesday, The Strongest defeated Deportivo Táchira 2-1 at the Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz, in the first leg of the first round of the Pre-Libertadores, gaining an advantage for the return match.

Match Situation

With this result, The Strongest only needs a draw to advance to the second round of the Libertadores preliminary phase. Meanwhile, Deportivo Táchira must win by two or more goals to advance directly, without penalties.

📋 Match Summary

🟡 THE STRONGEST 2 X 1 DEPORTIVO TÁCHIRA⚫

🏆 Competition: 1st round of the Pre-Libertadores (first leg) 🏟️ Venue: Hernando Siles Stadium, La Paz 📅 Date: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

⚽ Arrascaita, at 10′ of the 2nd half (The Strongest) ⚽ Calzadilla, at 17′ of the 2nd half (Deportivo Táchira) ⚽ Ábrego, at 38′ of the 2nd half (The Strongest)

How the Match Went

The first half was marked by two great missed opportunities by Táchira. In addition, The Strongest had a goal that would have opened the scoring and given the home team the lead, but it was disallowed due to a handball at the start of the play.

At 10 minutes into the second half, Ventura went down inside the box and the referee pointed to the spot. Arrascaita converted the penalty, putting The Strongest ahead.

Soon after, Calzadilla appeared in the middle of the box after a corner kick to finish first-time and level the score. At the 30-minute mark, once again from the penalty spot, The Strongest regained the lead, with Ábrego finding the net.

Next Match

The teams will face each other again on Tuesday, when they play the second leg of the first round of the Pre-Libertadores. The match kicks off at 9:30 PM at the Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Stadium in San Cristóbal.

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