Vélez Sarsfield defeated Unión La Calera, 0x2, on Tuesday, on to matchday 3 of the Copa Libertadores. Coming into the contest, Luca Marcogiuseppe's team came from a defeat, and Mauricio Pellegrino's team came from two defeats.
In the 38th minute, Agustín Bouzat opened the scoring for Vélez Sarsfield, with a left-foot strike inside the box.
After 64 minutes, Unión La Calera saw Gonzalo Castellani get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. With 85 minutes on the clock, Luca Marcogiuseppe's team saw Esteban Valencia get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. Luca Orellano netted the last goal in the 90th minute with a left-foot shot inside the penalty area.
After the result Vélez Sarsfield are 2nd in the table, with 10 points, while Unión La Calera sit 4th place, with 2 points. In the next fixture, Mauricio Pellegrino's team will play at home against LDU Quito, while Luca Marcogiuseppe's team will host Flamengo.
Unión La Calera | Vélez Sarsfield | |||
7 | 4 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
8 | 1 | Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 5 | 7 |
8 | 2 | Tackles Won | 3 | 7 |
8 | 4 | Ball steals | 6 | 7 |
7 | 83 | Total Passes | 62 | 8 |
7 | 68 | Passes Completed | 57 | 8 |
7 | 3 | Saves | 2 | 8 |
7 | 7 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 8 |
7 | 5 | Fouls Suffered | 4 | 8 |