Barcelona SC goalkeeper Javier Burrai, chosen as the player of the week in the Libertadores

By voting on the Twitter account (@Libertadores) of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), the Barcelona SC goalkeeper Javier Burrai He was chosen as the best player of the week by the rector of South American football.

At the end of the return matches of the first stage of the continental tournament, where Barcelona faced the Uruguayan Montevideo City Torque, whom they defeated 8-7 on penalties, after the duel had ended 1-1 on aggregate , the goalkeeper of the yellow team together with the forwards Bruno Savia, from the Bolivian Bolívar; and William Paivafrom Paraguayan Olimpia, was a candidate for the best player of the week.

This Monday, the South American entity published the result of the voting and detailed: “!A fundamental save! Javier Burrai was chosen as the player of the week in Conmebol”.

The Argentine goalkeeper was key in his team’s classification for the second part of the tournament when he saved his team from two sure falls; while in the definition of the winner through the execution of penalty kicks, Burrai blocked the shot that the player Gabriel Chocobar executed from the 12 steps, of the Uruguayan club Montevideo City Torque.

In choosing the ideal lineup, the Argentine goalkeeper was also included along with Emmanuel Martínez; while on the date the first leg matches were played, winger Byron Castillo was also considered in the ideal team for that day.

Barcelona SC now he will face this Wednesday University of Sports of Peru, in the Banco Pichincha Monumental Stadium. (D)