Melgar’s goal chance: Bordacahar finished off and the ball crashed into the post | VIDEO

He missed two clear scoring chances, but that did not discourage him from continuing to create danger in the Deportivo Cali area. We are talking about Luis Iberico, who after missing those two occasions, made a good move to enable Cristian Bordacahar and almost made it 1-0 in favor of Melgar.

At minute 71, the ‘Domino’ attacker appeared from the left sector and used his ability to leave Aldair Gutiérrez on the road. Overcome the rival, Iberico sent the ball to the heart of the area, where Bordacahar arrived, who finished off and the ball hit the post.

It was one of the clear situations that Melgar had to take advantage at the Deportivo Cali Stadium, which was the scene of the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.

In the end, the result was a goalless draw. What there was were expulsions. Carlos Lucumí (86′) and Daniel Luna (89′), due to aggression against members of Melgar, saw a direct red card and left the Colombian cast in numerical inferiority in the last minutes. Of course, the referee was helped by the VAR screen to make the decision.

Melgar and Deportivo Cali will face each other again on Wednesday, July 6 at 7:30 pm (Peruvian and Colombian time), to define the qualifier for the quarterfinals of the South American contest. The winner of the bracket will face the winner of the tie between Colo Colo and Internacional.