Juventud vs U. Católica 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, First Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 35': Leonel Roldán (Juventud de Las Piedras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Penalty missed. José Fajardo (Universidad Católica (Ecuador)) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
- 45'+4': Eddy Mejía (Universidad Católica (Ecuador)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Juventud de Las Piedras 0, Universidad Católica (Ecuador) 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventud de Las Piedras 0, Universidad Católica (Ecuador) 0.
- 47': Goal! Juventud de Las Piedras 0, Universidad Católica (Ecuador) 1. Jhon Chancellor (Universidad Católica (Ecuador)) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauro Díaz with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Emiliano Clavijo (Universidad Católica (Ecuador)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Juventud de Las Piedras. Fernando Mimbacas replaces Bruno Larregui.
- 65': Substitution, Juventud de Las Piedras. Pablo Lago replaces Renzo Sánchez.
- 76': Substitution, Universidad Católica (Ecuador). Mauricio Alonso replaces Everardo Rose.
- 82': Substitution, Juventud de Las Piedras. Alejo Cruz replaces Ramiro Peralta.
- 85': Substitution, Universidad Católica (Ecuador). Byron Palacios replaces José Fajardo.
- 85': Substitution, Universidad Católica (Ecuador). Carlos Medina replaces Mauro Díaz.
- 85': Substitution, Universidad Católica (Ecuador). Diego Palacios replaces Eddy Mejía.
- 89': Substitution, Juventud de Las Piedras. Gonzalo Gómez replaces Leonel Roldán.
- 90'+4': Jerónimo Cacciabue (Universidad Católica (Ecuador)) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 1,798
Statistics
UCA |
Juventud![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 261 |
| 316 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 50 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 50 | Clearances | 21 |
Juventud (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastián Sosa (GK) |
| 2 | Patricio Pernicone |
| 5 | Angel Morosini |
| 23 | Emmanuel Más |
| 24 | Federico Barrandeguy |
| 14 | Leonel Roldán |
| 22 | Rodrigo Chagas |
| 20 | Renzo Sánchez |
| 37 | Ramiro Peralta |
| 7 | Agustín Alaniz |
| 10 | Bruno Larregui |
Universidad Católica (Quito) (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Rafael Romo (GK) |
| 4 | Jhon Chancellor |
| 33 | Luis Canga |
| 44 | Eric Valencia |
| 29 | Gregori Anangonó |
| 5 | Jerónimo Cacciabue |
| 8 | Daniel Clavijo |
| 30 | Eddy Mejía |
| 13 | Everardo Rose |
| 7 | José Fajardo |
| 28 | Mauro Díaz |
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