(MENAFN- Kora) With Cerro Porteno held to a 4-4 draw at Sol de America on Sunday, Libertad finished the third round of the Apertura season leading the Paraguayan league on goal difference
Libertad led 2-1 at home at half-time and after Rubio Nu had Nelson Ruiz sent off in the 69th minute, the hosts wrapped up victory in second-half stoppage time with a goal from Jorge Daniel Gonzalez
Pedro Sarabia's Libertad (seven points, plus four goal difference) moved ahead of Cerro Porteno (seven points, plus three), while Nacional Asuncion sit third after a 3-1 win against Deportivo Capiata
In Asuncion on Saturday, Libertad hit the front in the eighth minute when Jorge Recalde produced a drag-back and pass to Claudio Vargas, who burst in from the right before slotting his shot under Rubio Nu goalkeeper Jorge De Olivera
Rubio Nu equalised in the 27th minute when Alfred Mazacotte scored from a corner but the visitors could not keep the score level for the rest of the half with Libertad striker Rodrigo Lopez heading home just before the break
Ruiz was shown his second yellow card with 21 minutes remaining when he slid in with a high boot and Libertad took advantage of their extra player in the 93rd minute, with Gonzalez playing a one-two with Recalde before expertly chipping De Olivera
Cerro Porteno were denied the chance to return to first place in the standings on Sunday when Cristian Ovelar converted a 94th-minute penalty for Sol de America
Sol had led 1-0 and 3-1 against the previous league leaders but looked set to lose when Guillermo Beltran, Daniel Guiza and Julio Dos Santos scored for Cerro Porteno within 16 second-half minutes
But Ovelar's late penalty ensured the match finished 4-4 and maintained Sol's run of draws this season
Sol have three draws from as many games to sit eighth in the table, while the result ended Cerro Porteno's perfect start to the campaign
General Diaz and 3 de Febrero both notched their first wins of the season on the weekend with the former accounting for Guarani 3-1, while the latter won 3-2 over 12 de Octubre
In the other match in round three, Olimpia drew 1-1 with Sportivo Luquen
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.