Fortaleza dominates Boca Juniors in the South American Championship

April 25, 2024 will be marked in the memory of the club’s fans. Strength. On an inspired night Lucero It is Yago PikachuLaion thrashed the powerful Boca Juniorsby 4 to 1, and celebrated the more than 50 thousand present at Arena Castelão.

The match valid for the 3rd round of the CONMEBOL South American he had exclusive broadcast of ESPN on Star+.

With 100% success, the Strength took the lead in Group D, opening 5 points ahead of itself Boca Juniorswho is the vice-leader.

The high marking of the Strength It took effect after just 3 minutes. Figal was unable to dominate and the ball fell to Pochettino, who released Lucero. The center forward invaded the area and finished off Romero, making Castelão explode.

Boca didn’t feel the goal and went for the equalizer at 20. Saralegui crossed low and Merentiel, inside the small area, just completed it. The match was busy at Castelão and both teams created good opportunities, but equality remained until halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, Yago Pikachu took a risk from outside the area and the ball went into the net from the outside. At 6 minutes, the Strength returned to the front of the scoreboard. Pochettino took a free kick from the penalty spot and Lucero hit a beautiful header.

This time, however, Boca felt it and conceded the third at 10. With another assist from Pochettino, Yago Pikachu received it behind the defense and crossed the ball to score. O Strength He didn’t take his foot off and did another one.

At 18, Machuca crossed, the ball covered Romero and Pikachu, almost on the line, completed it with his chest. With the victory underway, Laion slowed down and saw Boca slow down. After Ezequiel Fernández hit the crossbar, Zenón scored in the 39th minute with a shot from outside the area. But it was too late for a reaction.

Classification in CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Fortaleza: 1st placed in Group D, with 9 points

Boca Juniors: 2nd placed in Group D, with 5 points

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