Cerro Porteño Shows Plenty of Motivation but Little Fluency in Costas Debut
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At a glance
- Cerro Porteño and Libertad drew 1-1 at La Nueva Olla in the seventh round of Paraguay’s Clausura tournament.
- Gustavo Costas’ debut brought extra motivation to Cerro Porteño, but did not resolve its recent lack of fluency.
- Aliseda scored for Cerro, Aguilar equalized and Torres missed a late penalty for Libertad.
Cerro Porteño’s extra motivation under new coach Gustavo Costas did not translate into a convincing performance as it drew 1-1 with Libertad at La Nueva Olla.
The match, played in the seventh round of the Clausura, saw Aliseda put Cerro ahead before Aguilar equalized for Libertad. Torres then missed a penalty in the final minutes.
Libertad finished the match in better physical condition, although it also lacked ideas. The draw left Cerro without a clear improvement on the modest performances of its recent games.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.