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Pablo Vegetti’s first brace for Cerro Porteño ends drought with pointed celebration

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Pablo Vegetti scored twice as Cerro Porteño beat Recoleta FC 3-1 in the eighth round of Paraguay’s 2026 Clausura tournament.
  • The 37-year-old striker ended a scoring drought of more than a month and reached nine goals for Cerro Porteño this season.
  • Vegetti celebrated his second goal by gesturing toward supporters who had criticized him, then received an ovation after the match.

Pablo Vegetti answered his critics with two goals and a pointed celebration as Cerro Porteño beat Recoleta FC 3-1 in the eighth round of Paraguay’s 2026 Clausura tournament.

The 37-year-old Argentine striker scored both goals within the first 34 minutes. He opened the scoring in the 14th minute after a pass from Ignacio Aliseda, then made it 2-0 in the 34th minute following a cross from Ariel Gamarra. It was his first brace for Cerro Porteño.

Vegetti had not scored for more than a month. His previous goal came on Aug. 1, in Cerro’s 3-0 win over Sportivo Luqueño. The new brace brought him to nine goals for the club and matched the two goals he scored in the 2026 Apertura and the 2026 Copa Libertadores.

After his second goal, Vegetti placed his left hand behind his ear and gestured toward Cerro supporters. The fans had made him a target of criticism during his goal drought. At the final whistle, they applauded and chanted his name at Luis Salinas stadium while he spoke to Tigo Sports.

“Today they sing for me, last match they insulted me. That’s how it is, beautiful,” Vegetti said with a laugh. He now has nine goals and two assists in 35 appearances this season across the Apertura, Copa Libertadores, Copa Paraguay and Clausura.

Today they sing for me, last match they insulted me. That’s how it is, beautiful.

· Pablo VegettiThe Cerro Porteño striker spoke after scoring twice against Recoleta FC and ending a month-long scoring drought.
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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.

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