Palmeiras concede late and draw first-leg Libertadores tie; watch 🎥

Palmeiras concede late and draw first-leg Libertadores tie; watch 🎥 Palmeiras and Cerro Porteño drew this Wednesday (12) in the first leg of the Libertadores round of 16. Flaco López opened the scoring late in the match, when Verdão had one player less on the field. But Vegetti leveled the score in second-half stoppage time. Andreas Pereira was sent off with a straight red card after a clash with Klimowicz and left the Brazilian side with ten men for a little over 20 minutes. See the goals from the match below: Palmeiras dominated possession and looked more dangerous in attack. But right at the start of the match, Cerro Porteño showed they were capable of threatening. Morel went one-on-one with Carlos Miguel after a mistake by Murilo, tried to dribble past the goalkeeper, and went down in the box after stepping on the keeper’s leg. The Paraguayan side appealed for a penalty, but the referee waved play on. Palmeiras were struggling to get into the opposition box. Even so, they still had chances to open the scoring. From the rebound after a corner kick, Vitor Roque once again came close to scoring, but was denied by goalkeeper Roffo. In the second half, Jhon Arias stepped up. First with a shot from outside the box that hit the post. Then with a crystal-clear chance wasted after receiving a cross from Allan. Cerro even managed to find the net through Benítez, but VAR intervened and ruled the play out for offside. Right after that, Andreas Pereira was shown a straight red card and left Palmeiras with one man less. It could have been a "death sentence" for Abel Ferreira’s team. However, it was with ten men on the field that Flaco López opened the scoring. Marlon Freitas provided a headed assist into the box and found the Argentine free to finish into the net. Cerro pushed in the final minutes and grabbed the equalizer through Vegetti. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.