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Cienciano routs Cajamarca before hosting Torque in Copa Sudamericana

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Cienciano came from two goals down to beat Cajamarca 5-2 in the Peruvian Liga 1 Clausura tournament.
  • The Cusco side will host Montevideo City Torque next Thursday in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals.
  • Cienciano reached the quarterfinals after a 6-1 home win over Torque and a 1-0 loss in Rio de Janeiro.

Cienciano produced a forceful comeback on Friday, beating Cajamarca 5-2 in its final Peruvian Liga 1 match before a major Copa Sudamericana test.

Cajamarca took control early, moving 2-0 ahead within the first 19 minutes through goals from Brandon Palacios and Mauricio Arrasco. Cienciano then turned the match around, beginning with Carlos Cabello’s goal in the 21st minute.

Ray Sandoval equalized in the 36th minute, and Argentine forward Neri Bandiera put Cienciano ahead four minutes later. Cristian Souza added a fourth in the 74th minute, before Ecuadorian Carlos Garcés Acosta completed the scoring in the 84th.

Next Thursday, Cienciano will face Montevideo City Torque at Cusco’s Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium in the first leg of the Sudamericana quarterfinals. The club sees the tie as its biggest match in two decades, since it became the first Peruvian team to win an international title by lifting the Sudamericana in 2003. Cienciano advanced against Torque with a 6-1 win in Cusco and a 1-0 defeat in Rio de Janeiro.

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