Colo Colo tied 1-1 at home with Cerro Porteño in Asunción and remained in third place in group A of the Copa Libertadores, which only allows it to compete in the Copa Sudamericana playoff with one of the runners-up from the other continental tournament.
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The visit went ahead, at minute 23, with a penalty scored by Carlos Palacios and the team from Asunción equalized through Federico Carrizo, at minute 35. The group had already been won by Fluminense, defending champion of the competition, which added 14 points by defeating in Rio de Janeiro 3-2 against Alianza Lima, which finished last with four points, in the other match of the last day.
After an even start, the visiting team took the lead midway through the first half, with a masterful penalty kick by Palacios. Twelve minutes later, Carrizado declared parity, after hooking in the area to Robet Piris da Motta’s service from the center of the field and allowing him to show off with a hat that surpassed goalkeeper Brayan Cortés.
Roldán’s controversy
The referee of the match was the Colombian Wílmar Roldán, who was involved in a controversial play.
The Colombian central defender gave the Paraguayan player a yellow card Alan Benitezafter he violently fouled a rival.
Benítez was with bad intentions and hit his rival with the risk of injuring him. The curious thing is that Roldán was facing the play and considered that the foul was a yellow card. He had to be called by the VAR to verify the action and only after watching the play on the monitor did he realize the seriousness. He changed his decision and expelled Benítez.
However, his decision in the first instance generated great criticism from the international press.
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