Flamengo loses at home and Fia Embalo in Libertadores; Bahia wins

Black Black suffers 2-1 defeats from Central Cordoba; Bahia surprises about the national

Players compete for the ball on the lawn Maracanã. (Photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo)

Flamengo was defeated by Central Cordoba 2-1 at night on Wednesday (9) in Maracané, in the second round of group C Libertadores. Leonardo Heredia, punishment, and José Florentín scored a goal for the Argentineans in the first time. De la Cruz discounted at the last stage, but the red-black failed to avoid failure.

As a result, Central Cordoba assumes the leadership of the group, with 4 points. Flamengo is the second, from the 3rd LDU and Deportivo Táchira will still compete later in Ecuador.

The Argentine team surprised from the first few minutes, adopting an offensive attitude and loudly scoring points. After the revision in VAR, Heredia transformed the penalty after 23 minutes. Flamengo had a penalty in favor of 36, but the designation was annulled by contact outside this area. At the age of 43, Florentín expanded his head after kicking free.

On the way back, coach Filipe Luís made three changes and saw that the team was growing. 14 minutes after La Cruz scored a goal. Flamengo pressed to the end, he had a clear chance with Bruno Henrique at the age of 50, but he stopped on the post. Some fans covered at the end of the game.

Flamengo returns to the field on Sunday (13), at 16:30 (from MS), against Grêmio, for Brasileirão. For Libertadores, the faces of LDU, away from home, on Tuesday (22), at 18h. Central Cordoba receives Deportivo Táchira 24.

Bahia wins -Earlier Tricolor de Steel won Nacional 1-0 in Gran Parque Central, in Montevideo, in the second round of the F. Erick Pulga group scored a 19 -minute goals of the triumph time.

As a result, the Bahian team temporarily took the lead with four points. Atletico Nacional and International will face each other on Wednesday (10) in Beira-Rio.

The match began with a balanced, with limited opportunities for both sides. Bahia was scared in the free projection of Lucho Rodríguez and the individual game of Couly, but without finishing the target. Nacional was also difficult to threaten the goalkeeper Ronaldo.

In the last stage, the Uruguayan team increased the pressure and demanded good defense from the goalkeeper Trikolor, especially in Herazo and Yonathan Rodríguez. Bahia answered in a well -made game: Cauly played for Jean Lucas, who cut out the light, and Erick Pulga hit the left corner of Mejía, scoring the only goal in the match.

Nacional was still trying to draw in the last minutes, but stopped again in Ronaldo, which ensured a positive result from the house. Bahia returns to the game on Sunday (13), against Mirassol, Salvador, for Serie A. For Libertadores, she will face Atletico Nacional at home, April 24.

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