Independent of the valley returned and won 2-1 at Guild from Porto Alegre by Liberators’ Cup, at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asunción, Paraguay, on the night of April 9, 2021.
From the beginning, the Ecuadorians controlled the ball, but the Brazilian team opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a sensational header from the striker. Diego Souza. With that minimum advantage the teams rested, but rayados del valle found their reward at the beginning of the second half. Then the Argentine appeared Lorenzo Faravelli to equalize at 53 ‘, with an extraordinary shot inside the surface to defeat the goalkeeper Brenno. Later, the 28-year-old midfielder scored his double, converting a penalty in the 61st minute.
At that time, the Brazilian cast was left with one less player due to his expulsion Ruan Tressoldi Netto. With one man less, IDV pushed even harder to score more goals. Gremio ended up closed in its area and thus managed to contain the momentum of the Ecuadorian distribution. Even the crossbar helped the visiting team to avoid more goals.
The IDV of the Portuguese coach Renato Paiva He played at home at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asunción. It was a real odyssey for both clubs who had planned to meet on April 7, 2021 in Quito. However, when cases of infected people were detected in the Brazilian delegation, the meeting could not take place in the Ecuadorian capital by order of the National Committee for Emergency Operations (COE). Then both clubs had to change their plans and met this Friday in Paraguay.
From the beginning of the match, the Ecuadorians took possession of the ball and proposed offensive game, although they were surprised by Souza’s goal. “Tricolor Gaucho” Then he knew how to cope with the advantage in order, despite the good performance of the players who stood out and had options to tie such as the Argentine Christian Ortiz, the Ecuadorian Pedro Vite and others.
For the second half, the stripes came out determined to come back and then Faravelli appeared, the Argentine midfielder who was figure from the match getting a double for victory.
This series of Liberators’ Cup will be defined on April 14, 2021. On that day, it will be known whether IDV or “The Immortal Tricolor” will play in Group A against Palmeiras, University and Defense and Justice.
