Penarol has conquered the Copa Libertadores U-20 for the first time in its history after beating Valley Independenta team that defended the crown in their country and as a clear favorite by level and the conditions of the altitude of Quito in which the entire tournament has been played. The team of Montevideo has been imposed with an imperial Randall Rodriguez under sticks, who stopped the last two penalties of the shootout that defined the tournament.
The team led by of the Saints he had only conceded two goals throughout the entire tournament and in this final he showed his great defensive level to resist throughout the first half in which IDV He clearly dominated, moved the ball quickly and created danger when he managed to find space. Rodriguez under sticks he was very safe once again and his goal was impassable until practically the end.
After halftime, a Penarol more daring, capable of adding troops in a rival field and with confidence in his options. The team no longer suffered on a physical level, acclimatized after more than 15 days in the Ecuadorian capital, and they showed it with several dangerous approaches.
The stopped ball that he took advantage of Mendez ended up in the net when a defender grazed the shot and made it impossible for Lopez. The feat was very close but the local team was not going to give up, they had a quarter of an hour to avoid falling.
Caicedo he scored with a tight forehand but the line judge invalidated the action for a slight offside. However, when he was about to turn 90, a corner kick headed him with superiority thin at the second suit to return equality.
In the penalty shootout, the Uruguayan team prevailed with a Rodriguez who was the clear protagonist. First he dared to throw himself and missed. There he recovered and stopped the next two so that Penarol come out victorious. A footballer with character, enormous conditions and that gift to become a giant at peak moments.