Junior experienced a drama with a happy ending

And Sebastián Viera saved the homeland. The Uruguayan, who suffered most of the game watching the crosses go from stick to stick, adjusted his level in the definition with shots from the spot and entertained Junior fans. stopping the first charge of Unión La Calera and promoting victory through that path (4-2).

It was a drama with a happy ending for the rojiblancos. They lost 2-1 in 90 minutes of play at the Nicolás Chahuán Nazar municipal stadium, but ended up celebrating qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, where they will face another Chilean opponent, Coquimbo Unido. The first leg ended 2-1 in favor of the Sharks and so there was resolution from the twelve steps.

The only Colombian team left alive in international tournaments, he started winning just 25 seconds into the game with a real goal from Miguel Borja. However, the host, who has always had possession of the ball, overturned the score with goals from Fernando Cordero, on 44 minutes, and Juan Leiva, on 59 minutes.

Nobody said it was easy. And it wasn’t at all. Union La Calera, second in the current ranking of positions of Chilean football and executioner of the Fluminense of Brazil and of the Deportes Tolima in South America, he was a very hard nut to crack.

The game started excellently for Junior. Borja’s first goal, surprise kick from outside the box Who passed the upper right section of goalkeeper Alexis Martin, figure of the duel of Barranquilla, has expanded the possibilities of classification.

A very well made annotation that put the ‘Jaws’ cwith the current in favor and equal to the potential advantage that La Calera could have with the away goal (as a third tie-break).

Borja, who already has seven consecutive games scoring a goal with the rojiblancos, he took advantage of a Teófilo Gutiérrez pass to extend his streak.

Despite the blow represented by the score of rojiblanca, La Calera remained in the fight and with the possession of the ball tried to sow anxiety on the guest field. He did not succeed until the agony of the first half, when a poor rejection Germán Mera in front of a center from the left wing, was served to Fernando Cordero. The disturbing player finished low and precise to overtake all junior legs and Viera’s custody.

The goal injected courage and energy to the southern team egthey generated several scares in the red and white goal in the five minutes added in the first phase.