Counting on striker Paulinho’s eye for goals, Atlético-MG defeated Athletico-PR by 2-1, on Tuesday night (23) at the Mineirão stadium, and remained firm in the fight to guarantee qualification for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. 🐓 It’s Galo doido!⚪⚫🏆 With two goals from Paulinho, @Atletico beat @AthleticoPR by 2-1 on the comeback and gained momentum in the CONMEBOL Group G dispute #Libertadores.#GloriaEterna pic.twitter.com/zlFfvxYF8M — CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) May 23, 2023 After this result, Galo took second place in Group G with 6 points, one less than Hurricane, which occupies the top of the classification. The third place is Alianza Lima (Peru), which, with 4 points, is still playing this Tuesday with last-placed Libertad (Paraguay), which adds up to 3. Knowing that a result other than victory could practically decree the end of its trajectory in Libertadores, Atlético-MG started the match with great offensive impetus. And his main moves came from the feet of Paulinho, Hulk and Pavón. However, Galo stopped at Bento, who had a good performance and managed to take the scoreboard unchanged until the break. The final stage started in the same tone, with the Minas Gerais team with more presence in the attack, while Hurricane took little risk. But, even with this dynamic, it was Athletico who managed to open the scoring. After 5 minutes, Christian kicked, Everson partially defended and Alex Santana scored in the back of the goal. 🏹⚫️ Always him, @Atletico! Paulinho, CONMEBOL’s top scorer #Libertadores!⚽️7⃣ goals pic.twitter.com/6SLyGjTQc5 — CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) May 24, 2023 At a disadvantage, the team led by Argentine Eduardo Coudet continued forcing the attacking plays. And the Rooster was awarded in the 22nd minute. Igor Gomes launched for Hulk in the area. Shirt number 7, who had his back turned, leaned towards Paulinho, who passed and tapped to leave everything the same. And Atlético-MG’s number 10 came back into action in the 41st minute. Igor Gomes lifted the ball in the area and Paulinho, with a header, scored to isolate himself in the Libertadores artillery with 7 goals and to guarantee the 3 points for Galo.
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