Barcelona SC beat Montevideo Wanderers 4-2, this Thursday, in a match for the first day of Group A of the 2022 South American Cup.
A brace by Gonzalo Mastriani (minutes 8 and 11) and two more goals scored by Michael Carcelén (34) and Damián Díaz (53) drive the Canarian cast in their continental premiere competing for the title of the second most prestigious Conmebol club tournament .
Barcelona SC came out quickly and decisively to the South American group stage dispute, after being eliminated in the third play-off stage of the Copa Libertadores at the hands of rookie América Mineiro last March. After tying the series, they defined it through a penalty shootout, winning it the Brazilian team.
Hernán Rivero (minute 13) and Mauro Méndez (61) scored the goals for the ‘Bohemio’ team.
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The elimination of the Libertadores had an impact on the morale of the team, but it did not change in the LigaPro Serie A in Ecuador, which is why they are the undefeated leader of the tournament, with 16 units.
Barcelona SC has undergone a footballing transition in the technical direction, as Argentine Fabián Bustos left the team at the end of February to join Santos FC and was replaced by his compatriot Jorge Célico.
For this commitment, Célico has midfielders Emmanuel Martínez and Leonai Souza, injured; but he recovered the end Erick Castillo.
For its part, the Bohemian team, as the Wanderers is also known, eliminated Cerro Largo in the local preliminary phase of the South American, defeating him 2-1 and visiting him 0-1.
In the Apertura 2022 tournament in Uruguay, Wanderers won three games and tied four, this fourth in the standings, with 13 points and, despite being the only undefeated, is three points behind the leader, Deportivo Maldonado.
