\u200bEn una definici\u00f3n no apta para card\u00edacos, la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica qued\u00f3 fuera de la CONMEBOL Libertadores tras caer en la tanda de penales ante Juventud de Las Piedras. El encuentro de vuelta, disputado en el Estadio Ol\u00edmpico Atahualpa, termin\u00f3 con un vibrante 3-4 a favor de los uruguayos, igualando el marcador global 5-5 y obligando a decidir la serie desde los doce pasos.<\/p>\n
\u200bEl equipo dirigido por Diego Mart\u00ednez protagoniz\u00f3 un partido de ida y vuelta constante, donde la entrega ofensiva fue empa\u00f1ada por la falta de solidez en los momentos cr\u00edticos. Pese a que el \u00abTrencito Azul\u00bb luch\u00f3 hasta el \u00faltimo suspiro para clasificar de forma directa, la punter\u00eda y la fortuna no estuvieron de su lado en la instancia final de los penales, donde el conjunto charr\u00faa se mostr\u00f3 m\u00e1s efectivo para llevarse el boleto a la siguiente fase.<\/p>\n
\u200bEsta eliminaci\u00f3n representa un golpe an\u00edmico importante para el proyecto de Mart\u00ednez, quien ahora deber\u00e1 recomponer al grupo para afrontar el torneo local tras una serie que fue un verdadero espect\u00e1culo de goles pero de amargo resultado para el f\u00fatbol ecuatoriano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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