Nacional de Potosí, which made its absolute debut in the Copa Libertadores, was erased from the Hernando Siles stadium, in La Paz, by El Nacional de Quito, for which Jorge Ordóñez (5 and 38 minutes), Jhonnier Chalá (13), scored Ronie Carrillo (16), Maicon Solís (45) and Gustavo Asprilla (89 minutes). Martín Prost (45 + 1) discounted for the cast of Bolivia.
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The Ecuadorian team achieved one of the biggest away wins in the history of the Cup, only surpassed by the 7-1 that the University of Chile applied to the Rangers of the same country in the group stage of 1970 and the 6-0 that Marcelo Gallardo’s River Plate defeated the Peruvian Binacional in the group round of. 2020.
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These were the reactions of several of the main Bolivian media about the overwhelming triumph of the people of the capital led by Éver Hugo Almeida.
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The reason: “Nacional Potosí was humiliated on Wednesday by El Nacional from Ecuador in its debut in the Copa Libertadores. The cast of Villa Imperial fell 1-6 at the Hernando Siles stadium. The image was poor for the team led by the Argentine Víctor Hugo Andrada, who with this result is virtually eliminated, the essence of football still allows him to think of a miracle to be in the second phase”.
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Duty: “National Shame. Nacional Potosí fell by a landslide in the worst presentation in its history in an international tournament. On Wednesday night, the red band team lost to El Nacional from Ecuador (1-6) for the Copa Libertadores, at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz. The first half was enough for the visiting team to secure a large score that virtually left them in the second phase”.
The newspaper: “Nacional Potosí received a beating. They collapsed in 16 minutes against the Ecuadorian team of El Nacional at the Hernando Siles stadium, where the enthusiasm for the debut in the Copa Libertadores was dampened by the effectiveness of the rival, who with a difference of 6-1 has one foot in the second phase. The red band suffered an embarrassment in La Paz, with a dedicated defense and no muscle to stand in front of the Ecuadorian offense”.
The times: “Nacional Potosí is practically eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, after it fell 1-6 against the Ecuadorian El Nacional, in the first leg of phase 1, which was played at the Hernando Siles stadium. Potosí, who played in La Paz because the Víctor Agustín Urgarte stadium was not approved by Conmebol, had a resounding fall in his debut in Libertadores, from which he will say goodbye on Wednesday, February 15 at the Atahualpa stadium, in Quito in the second leg. The winner of this key will face Independiente de Medellín, in the second phase.
the potosi: Nacional de Potosí had a terrible presentation in the Copa Libertadores, leaving its portico uncovered so that the opponents could pass without obstruction, while the technical director, Víctor Hugo Andrada, was mumbling his soccer speech without finding an answer to the disastrous performance. At 16 minutes they already had three goals scored and at the end of the first half the match was resolved with an indisputable 5-1. The 6-1 was an ornament”. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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