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Cerro Porteño 4-2 Melgar · Copa Libertadores

Cerro Porteño beat Melgar 4-2 in the Copa Libertadores. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cerro Porteño and Melgar met in the Copa Libertadores at General Pablo Rojas in Asuncion on Wednesday, 12 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Cerro Porteño: S. Araujo 12'; F. Carrizo 56'; Chico da Costa 70'; A. Fariña 79'. Melgar: T. Martínez 45'; P. Liza 89'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Cerro Porteño, 0 for Melgar).

Line-ups

Cerro Porteño started in a 4-4-2: Roberto Fernández, Alan Benítez, Gustavo Velázquez, Matías Pérez, Guillermo Benitez, Gabriel Aguayo, Piris da Motta, Gastón Giménez, Federico Carrizo, Sergio Araujo, Cecilio Domínguez.

Melgar started in a 4-1-4-1: Carlos Cáceda, Matías Lazo, Pier Barrios, Leonel González, Nelson Cabanillas, Horacio Orzan, Lautaro Guzmán, Tomás Martínez, Walter Tandazo, Kenji Cabrera, Cristian Bordacahar.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Cerro Porteño 1-0 Melgar. S. Araujo (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by G. Aguayo.
  2. 30'Penalty missed! C. Domínguez (Cerro Porteño), saved.
  3. 45+6'Goal! Cerro Porteño 1-1 Melgar. T. Martínez (Melgar) converts the penalty.
  4. 45'Half-time. Cerro Porteño 1-1 Melgar.
  5. 56'Goal! Cerro Porteño 2-1 Melgar. F. Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by J. Iturbe.
  6. 69'VAR check complete: the goal for Cerro Porteño stands.
  7. 70'Goal! Cerro Porteño 3-1 Melgar. Chico da Costa (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by C. Domínguez.
  8. 79'Goal! Cerro Porteño 4-1 Melgar. A. Fariña (Cerro Porteño) scores.
  9. 89'Goal! Cerro Porteño 4-2 Melgar. P. Liza (Melgar) scores, assisted by A. Arias.
  10. 90'Full-time. Cerro Porteño 4-2 Melgar.
Full commentary (40 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cerro Porteño vs Melgar.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. P. da Motta (Cerro Porteño), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. C. Domínguez (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 12'Goal! Cerro Porteño 1-0 Melgar. S. Araujo (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by G. Aguayo.
  5. 16'Attempt blocked. A. Benítez (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 22'Attempt missed. S. Araujo (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.69.
  7. 22'Attempt saved. P. da Motta (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.50.
  8. 28'Attempt blocked. P. da Motta (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  9. 30'Penalty missed! C. Domínguez (Cerro Porteño), saved.
  10. 35'Attempt saved. C. Bordacahar (Melgar), header. xG 0.03.
  11. 38'Substitution, Cerro Porteño: J. Iturbe comes on for G. Aguayo.
  12. 42'Yellow card for G. Giménez (Cerro Porteño) for time wasting.
  13. 43'Attempt saved. P. da Motta (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+6'Goal! Cerro Porteño 1-1 Melgar. T. Martínez (Melgar) converts the penalty.
  16. 45'Half-time. Cerro Porteño 1-1 Melgar.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Substitution, Melgar: A. Ramos comes on for M. Lazo.
  19. 46'Substitution, Melgar: P. Liza comes on for L. Guzmán.
  20. 46'Substitution, Cerro Porteño: W. Viera comes on for S. Araujo.
  21. 51'Attempt missed. C. Domínguez (Cerro Porteño), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  22. 54'Attempt blocked. C. Bordacahar (Melgar), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 56'Goal! Cerro Porteño 2-1 Melgar. F. Carrizo (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by J. Iturbe.
  24. 60'Yellow card for C. Domínguez (Cerro Porteño) for foul.
  25. 62'Substitution, Cerro Porteño: Chico da Costa comes on for J. Iturbe.
  26. 62'Substitution, Cerro Porteño: A. Fariña comes on for F. Carrizo.
  27. 63'Attempt blocked. Chico da Costa (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  28. 66'Yellow card for G. Velázquez (Cerro Porteño) for foul.
  29. 69'Substitution, Melgar: G. Rodríguez comes on for W. Tandazo.
  30. 69'VAR check complete: the goal for Cerro Porteño stands.
  31. 70'Goal! Cerro Porteño 3-1 Melgar. Chico da Costa (Cerro Porteño) scores, assisted by C. Domínguez.
  32. 79'Goal! Cerro Porteño 4-1 Melgar. A. Fariña (Cerro Porteño) scores.
  33. 79'Attempt blocked. Chico da Costa (Cerro Porteño), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  34. 80'Substitution, Cerro Porteño: J. Morel comes on for C. Domínguez.
  35. 81'Substitution, Melgar: M. Llontop comes on for N. Cabanillas.
  36. 82'Substitution, Melgar: A. Arias comes on for T. Martínez.
  37. 89'Goal! Cerro Porteño 4-2 Melgar. P. Liza (Melgar) scores, assisted by A. Arias.
  38. 89'Attempt blocked. A. Arias (Melgar), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  39. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  40. 90'Full-time. Cerro Porteño 4-2 Melgar.
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