The only victory in the match between the club Bolívar and the club SC International he arrived at the Hernando Siles stadium, which is located at an altitude of 3,650 meters above sea level, at the 16th minute due to work Enner Valencia.

The Ecuadorian forward (33 years old) took advantage of Inter’s only offensive breakthrough and gave Colorado a win against a tough team from the city of La Paz. Valencia used Bolívar defender Nicolás Ferreira as a curtain to block goalkeeper Carlos Lampe’s view and powered the ball over the far post.

Snapshot of Great Enner stunned admin X (ex-Twitter) of the Conmebol Libertadores account: “Keep spinning…” reads publish.

The ball received a secondary effect in the box. “Enner Valencia left her like this,” says another publish organisations.

The Tricolor striker received various plaudits from his club as he braved the harsh altitude conditions in La Paz and was instrumental in a 1-0 win against Bolívar, at the start of the quarter-finals Copa Libertadores 2023.

Enner’s result puts the Colorado gaúcho one step away from entering the semi-finals of the main club tournament Conmebol.

“SUPERMAN FROM COLORADO DECIDES!”publishes Inter on his X account.

The Brazilian press also highlights Valencia’s performance after scoring the second away goal against Inter and reveals that the striker celebrated by dancing at the request of his children.

“Hired as an important reinforcement for Inter for the rest of the season, with the clear aim of fighting for the Libertadores, Valencia gradually showed his credentials. The two goals scored so far were in the continental tournament, the second one in a place the Ecuadorian already knows,” he writes. Balloon.

“I played here, I talked a lot with my teammates about what we have to do in the first minutes. It is true that the team worked very well, we achieved a great result,” said Valencia at the end of the match.

As for the artistic step he made in celebrating the goal, he admitted that a few weeks ago the kids asked him to dance if he scored again. “But the dance went very wrong (laughs), I don’t remember the music, but it’s Brazilian.”

Inter, who have a third continental title between their eyebrows after those achieved in 2006 and 2010, will host La Paz Academy next Tuesday at the Beira-Rio World Cup in Porto Alegre.

The opponent of the winner of the series between Inter and Bolívar will be Paraguay’s Olimpia, the reigning 1979, 1990 and 2002, or Brazil’s Fluminense, who will meet at the Maracana on Thursday.

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