Corinthians survive tough tie and red card, return alive from Argentina
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The Gigante de Arroyito hosted a tense and hard-fought clash this Thursday (13).
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And Corinthians can even celebrate the 0-0 draw with Rosario Central on Argentine soil.
It was the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16.
Which ended with Timão fully committed to containing the opponent’s momentum.
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The opening half was FIERY!
There was no shortage of scuffles. And desire (often too much of it) right from the first half in Rosario.
Campaz was the one who looked most dangerous from the start.
The former Grêmio forward even forced a great save from Hugo Souza.
The referee "lost control" at certain moments.
Meanwhile, VAR tried to "complicate" a play that was easy to interpret.
The hard-fought (and tense) match continued.
And Corinthians showed they could also take the initiative when Bidu nearly scored.
Timão finished with ten men
The Canallas came back for the second half with even more urgency to score.
Which left Diniz’s men under some pressure.
But they lacked the accuracy to beat Hugo Souza.
Hugo Souza, who reported that he had been the target of racist abuse.
Central’s pressure kept growing.
And Allan left Corinthians with ten men in the 80th minute.
Di María & Co. kept pushing. But they could not find a way through.
The tie will, in fact, be decided in Itaquera.
What now❓
The second leg will be next Thursday (20), at Neo Química Arena.
Another draw will send the tie to a penalty shootout.
Whoever goes through will face Universidad Católica or Estudiantes next. The first leg, played in Argentina, ended 1-1.
Timão now turns its focus back to the Brasileirão. The team is currently seventh and will host Cruzeiro, who are fifth, on Sunday (16). The match will be in Itaquera.
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