America showed no mercy to Deportivo Lara, from Venezuela, in their first goal in the Women’s Copa Libertadores, overcoming the first phase of the tournament. The 8-0 this Monday, in Quito, gave those led by Andrés Usme the quota in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
It was the second victory in a row for América, who had beaten, with much less ease, Santiago Morning, from Chile, in their first presentation (1-0). The six points could even ensure the first place in group C, depending on what happens in the second hour between the Chileans and Alianza Lima.
América only needed 40 seconds to score the first of the afternoon, after a recovery in the midfield, where Catalina Usme played with Mariana Zamorano, enabling Mariana Muñoz to space, who crossed the ball and sent it to the back of the net for the 1 -0 partial.
The Colombian runners-up had to wait until the 27th minute to increase the score: after a throw-in from the left side, Catalina crossed to the penalty spot and Mariana Zamorano headed it ahead, scoring 2-0.
At 29, Diana Ospina assisted Catalina on the dividing line of the opponent’s area, made a feint, eluded her opponent, took a great shot with her left leg and placed it in the upper right corner of the goal, scoring one of the best goals of the tournament for 3-0. With that goal, Usme reached 30 goals in the Libertadores and was ratified as the all-time leading scorer.
Already the match ended in a landslide from the first stage. At 44, after a shot by Sara Martínez that was stopped by the goalkeeper, Leury Basanta made the rebound, making it 4-0. Two minutes later, another advance through the left sector, Basanta crossed low and Mariana Muñoz arrived alone to finish the fifth of the afternoon.
America sealed the beating in the second stage
The game gave DT Andres Usme time to save players and energy for the last game: he made four substitutions. Carolina Pineda, Diana Ospina, Fabiana Yanten and Mariana Zamorano left and Anlly Inglsias, Heidy Mosquera, Karen Castellanos and Ingrid Vidal entered.
América continued to dominate the match and at 59 minutes, Castellanos assisted Mosquera on the right side, the attacker advanced in speed and face to face against goalkeeper Alejandra Coronel, calmly defined for 6-0.
In the 72nd minute, Catalina played down the left side with Karen Castellanos, the attacker reached the final line, looked for her profile and shot at the other post to score the seventh of the match. A minute later, again the number 10 of America, assisted Ingrid Vidal in the area, who only had to finish off the goalkeeper’s right post, to make it 8-0 with which the commitment would end at the end of 90 minutes. regulations.
Juan Andres Arias Arias
Football Correspondent
Cali
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