Byron Castillo in the Copa Libertadores team of the week and Gonzalo Mastriani’s goal among the best of the date

Last Tuesday began the first phase of the Libertadores Cup of America and the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) carried out an analysis of the day where he included Byron Castillo in the ideal team and highlights the goal of Gonzalo Mastrianias one of the best of the date.

In the publication on its website: conmebo.com highlights that “Montevideo City Torque and Ecuadorian Barcelona tied 1-1 (0-1) on Tuesday in the Uruguayan capital, where the ball began to roll for Conmebol Libertadores 2022.

The idol from Ecuador, the most successful soccer player in his country with 16 titlesachieved partial victory by converting his striker Uruguayan Gonzalo Mastriani at 7 minutes. The homeowner equalized with a goal from Joaquín Zeballos in the 64th minute.

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• Barcelona de Guayaquil does not lose in a game of Conmebol Libertadores after leading at halftime since March 11, 2015, when they lost 1-2 to Atlético Nacional after finishing the first half with a 1-0 lead.
• Gonzalo Mastriani (Barcelona SC) celebrated the first goal of the Conmebol Libertadores 2022 and became the second Uruguayan to score the opening goal of the tournament during the 21st century, behind sergio white with Montevideo Wanderers in 2017. The striker was the author of the last 2 goals of the yellow team in the competition (his previous goal was against Fluminense for the 4th Final of the 2021 edition).
• Montevideo City Torque did not lose in Conmebol competition matches playing at home, counting Libertadores and Sudamericana.
• Players of Montevideo City Toque diego arismendiwith 83, and Alvaro Brunwith 81, added 164 successful passes in the game, just 24 less than all of Barcelona de Guayaquil (188).
• In the nine matches played by Montevideo City Torque between Conmebol Sudamericana and Libertadores, he had more ball than his rival. That night it was 68% against 32% for Barcelona (76% to 24% in the first stage).
• Joaquin Zeballos scored the first goal in the history of Montevideo City Torque in Conmebol Libertadores: the striker finished off twice and had three touches of the ball in the rival area.
• Marcelo Allende, from Montevideo City Torque, was the player who caused the most offenses, with five. He equaled the third highest record for a Torque player in a Conmebol competition match (Maximum: 8 Gustavo DelPrete, vs. Independent, 6 Santiago Scott, vs. Guabira).

Furthermore, the side Byron Castillo, k. from Barcelona SC, he was included in the ideal team of the date that is made up of Alfredo Aguilar (Olimpia); Diego Meléan (Deportivo Lara), Antolín Alcaraz (Olimpia), José Ignacio Álvarez (Montevideo City Torque), Byron Castillo (Barcelona SC); Marcelo Allende (Montevideo City Torque), Rodney Chirinos (Deportivo Lara), Roberto Fernández (Bolívar); Jorge Eduardo Recalde (Olimpia), F. Da Costa (Bolívar), Bruno Sávio da Costa (Bolívar).

The technician chosen as the best of the date was Antonio Carlos Zago for the triumph of his team Bolívar against Deportivo Lara, also for phase 1 of the international competition. (D)