Huachipato surprised Grêmio and beat them 2-0 at home. Felipe Loyola and Gonzalo Montes scored the goals in the first half for the Chileans against the Porto Alegre team, which still has not scored points in the tournament and prematurely complicates its classification to the round of 16.
The Brazilian team came with a boost of spirit after winning the Gaúcho Championship last weekend and put the best they had on the field, including an offensive trident with Diego Costa in the center of the attack and Franco Cristaldo and Yeferson Soteldo in the wings. extremes. But it was the Chileans who had the forcefulness to score.
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The surprise began to take shape in the 13th minute, when Loyola volleyed a ball, amid the doubts of the defenders to clear it. With great quality he inflated the net, despite the stretching of goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín.
🔥🇨🇱 ¡De volea! La definición de Felipe Loyola para abrir el marcador para @Huachipato ante #Gremio en Brasil.
🏆 Fecha 2 – Grupo C – CONMEBOL #Libertadores#GloriaEterna pic.twitter.com/MKtrYcLOna
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) April 10, 2024
Moments before the end of the first half came the extension of the score for Huachipato. Montes, first and from outside the area, took a strong and directed right foot that hit near the post to the delirium of the handful of visiting fans present at the Arena do Grêmio stadium.
🤩⚽ ¡Una locura! El golazo de Gonzalo Montes para el 2-0 de @Huachipato ante #Gremio en Brasil.
🏆 Fecha 2 – Grupo C – CONMEBOL #Libertadores#GloriaEterna pic.twitter.com/fIo6ckou6Q
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) April 10, 2024
The chances that the locals had to score a goal were met with resistance from goalkeeper Martín Parra. On the counterattack, the Chileans were also able to extend the advantage, such as the play that ended in a save by Rodrigo Ely on the line to prevent Julián Brea’s goal.
The team led by Renato Gaúcho had just lost on the first date of the group stage against The Strongest, at altitude. Their next rival for the Libertadores will be Estudiantes (Argentina), on April 23, who beat the Bolivian team 2-1 at home.
Huachipato and Estudiantes share the leadership of Group C with four units, and The Strongest was third with one point. In last place, in absolute drought, is Grêmio, who will visit Vasco de Gama next Sunday at the start of the Brasileirão.
