UCV sold dearly its elimination from the Copa Libertadores, leaving a good image against a big one

Published at: 27/02/2025 10:49 AM

The Venezuelan team UCV FC fell 3-2 in the first leg, to the representative of Brazil, Corinthians and said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores 2025.

The Tricolor stood up during his visit to the Neo Quimica Arena in São Paulo, and after equalizing the result twice, he was about to force a penalty shootout.

UCV had the capacity for reaction and order, it fell with only two minutes left before the final putazo

In the 3′ minute Yuri Alberto overtook the home after a play by André Carrillo. In the 6' the Venezuelan Juan Manuel Cuesta tied after an assist from the right by Juan Camilo Zapata.

Later, in the 40' Matheus Bidu beat Miguel Silva with a cross shot and in the 45+1, Luis Adrián Martínez matched with a header at the start of a corner.

UCV held the result until 88, when Yuri Alberto defined after a center from the left and sent it to the back of the net.

The Venezuelan team, a debut in the international arena, faced with claws against one of the biggest and strongest ensembles on the continent.

Mazo News Team