Rondon leveled at the 65with a header to the center of Yeferson Soteldowith which he increased his record as maximum historical scorer of the Red wineupon reaching 45 notes.
Argentina keeps the leadership of the table with 19 pointswhile Venezuela is located in the sixth placecon 11awaiting the result of Brazillater this Wednesday, during his visit to Chile. The Canarinhawhich for now adds 10 unitscould displace the Venezuelan team to the seventh step.
Soccer in a well
The state of the field delayed the start of the match with field workers drawing water as best they could. Once the initial whistle, Venezuela y Argentina They found problems developing their football and, forced by circumstances, they had to bet on long balls.
Shortly before the goal of Otamendithe vinotinto midfielder José ‘El Brujo’ Martínez stole a ball with free space to run towards the goal Geronimo Rulliwho replaced Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínezsuspended for two games. The ball stayed stuck in a puddle and neutralized a play that promised danger for the visit, although in the end Tomas Rincon could find time to try middle distance.
The early goal of the defender Benficaaccompanied by a little luck due to the rebound on the central defender’s back Yordan Osorio after the goalkeeper Rafa Romo would clear a service Messialong with the poor condition of the playing field, complicated the initial plan of Fernando ‘Bocha’ BatistaVinotinto coach, to get a good result against the visit of the team from his native country.
VenezuelaHowever, he did not give up: Martínez, Alexander González y Rondonwith long shots, tried to test Rulli, but they lacked more precision.
When Rondón finally seemed to find his way with a point-blank shot at the end of the first half, Roll diverted and Otamendi he swept to the edge of the goal line to drown out the celebration.
Tireless
A header from Yangel Herrera was blocked by Rulli to keep Argentina up at the start of the second half.
Those of Stairsmore calmly, they tried more ball handling despite the difficult context and they leaned their game towards the right, where the court was a little better. Messi came into play.
But one tireless Venezuela managed to match.
An individual maneuver Yeferson Soteldo on the left wing ended in a cross that Rondón connected flawless to match.
Argentina remains solid at the top, while Venezuela achieved a important tie when direct rivals like a resurrected Bolivia y Paraguay They promise to complicate your life.
The Red wine will visit on Tuesday Paraguay and the Albiceleste will receive Bolivia.