One of the most prominent landmarks Penarol’s heroic win over FlamengoIn Maracana, Washington Aguirre He poked again. On the Uruguayan team’s social media, the goalkeeper stood in the dressing room pointing to the team’s shield. CONMEBOL Libertadores With the club’s five achievements, which was understood on social media as a provocation to Roberto Negro.
But this gesture is not entirely new for the Uruguayan in the Copa Libertadores.
In May, after winning Atletico-MG In the group stage, Penarol’s players used their rich history of international achievements to create excitement.
In the second half, with the result already decided for the Carboneros, goalkeeper Washington Aguirre and full-back Maxi Oliveira were surprised by striker Hulk and were creative in provoking them.
Both Aguirre and Oliveira pointed to the Libertadores champions’ patch, in reference to the five victories achieved by the Uruguayan team (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982 and 1987).
Aguirre was the most enthusiastic during the provocation, laughing and showing the five fingers of one hand, in reference to the titles. The archer was later separated and the game continued normally.
The shooter even had a short stint in Brazilian football, in 2023, with América-MG. However, he only played two matches, against Cruzeiro and Fortaleza, and has therefore not faced Galo yet.
After the final whistle, Aguirre repeated the provocation, but this time Hulk responded by showing his name printed on the Atletico shirt.
With this result, the Carboneros team opens up an advantage and extends their dream of returning to the semi-finals of the continental championship after 13 years. Moreover, they extend the historical taboo against Rio de Janeiro in the competition.
In the five meetings between the two teams in the tournament, Peñarol have never known what it means to lose to Cariocas. In fact, the last defeat occurred at the same Maracana stadium, five years ago, in the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.
To avoid another setback against the Uruguayan executioner, Rubro Negro will have to look for the result next Thursday (26), at the Campion del Siglo stadium. A win by two or more goals guarantees classification, while a one-goal win for Rio takes the decision to penalties.
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