Latin American Weekly Football Roundup: Botafogo leads in Brazil, Velez on top in Argentina - SportsLounge

Latin American Football roundup and key matches.

We start with the weekly summary of Latin American Football, reviewing the news of the best leagues in South America and the most interesting matches of the day.

During the weekend, the leaders in the Brazilian and Argentine leagues strengthened their positions, with two great matches worthy of note that will be very important for the rest of the season.

Botafogo beats Fortaleza in a direct clash.

First, we will review Botafogo’s victory over Fortaleza, which took ‘Fog’ to the top of the league momentarily.

The match was very close during the first half, Fortaleza were cautious and play too defensively due to the importance of the match and there were not too many scoring chances for them.

However, Botafogo’s lethal striker, Igor Jesus, appeared in the 73rd minute to open the scoring. After a long pass from center-back Barboza, Igor Jesus controlled the ball perfectly and smashed a brilliant cross-shot that was impossible to stop for the Fortaleza goalkeeper.

Late in the game, Igor Jesus, the star of the match, scored the 2-0 and moved Botafogo into first place in the league. However, Fortaleza has one game less than Botafogo.

If they win it, they would move back into first place. The battle for the Brazilian league trophy is closer and more exciting than ever.

Vélez puts on a show against Independiente.

Velez strengthened its position as the leader of the Argentina League with a great match against Independiente.

The team coached by Gustavo Quinteros demonstrated their high level this season by winning their last game 4-0.

In this way, Velez maintains its streak of scoring at least one goal in every home game of the second phase of the league.

Braian Romero opened the scoring with a great shot in the 19th minute of the first half, while Elias Gomez made the 2-0 with a header.

In the second half, Francisco Pizzini struck a strong left-footed shot from outside the box to beat goalkeeper Centurión. The score was closed by Michael Santos at 76′, after missing a penalty but finishing off the clearance from the goalkeeper.

Vélez leads the Argentine league by two points over Atlético Tucumán and three points over Huracán and Instituto.

Bucaramanga in crisis and Atlético Nacional first in Colombia.

Bucaramanga, champion of the previous Colombian tournament, remains in crisis after a new failure against Deportes Tolima by 0-2.

Despite Hurtado being sent off in the end of the first half, the team coached by Rafael Dudamel could not even score a single goal.

They are currently 15th in the table with only 7 points in 8 matches. This is a worrying situation for the management.

On the other hand, Atlético Nacional climbed to first place with a 2-0 victory over Jaguares de Córdoba.

An impressive performance by Kevin Parra, who scored a stunning goal in the 5th minute of the first half and assisted Román in the 76th minute, served as the perfect tool to break a defensively fragile Jaguares.

Atlético Nacional is currently tied on points with Once Caldas (one game in hand) and two points ahead of Fortaleza. For its part, Once Caldas will play its match against Deportivo Pereira on Tuesday.

If they win, the team will move up to first place with a three-point lead.

Best players of Latin American Football Matchday.

On this matchday we have to highlight Igor Jesus and Kevin Parra equally.

The 23-year-old Brazilian striker showed his great level in a decisive match with two great goals against Fortaleza.

On the other hand, Kevin Parra is one of the revelations of the Colombian tournament and one of the stars of Atletico Nacional, being massively important to the victory against Jaguares.

The tournaments will continue to get more and more exciting and here at SportsLounge , we will bring you all the exciting details.

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