00:00Four-time champions Estudiantes de la Plata take on Cusco.
00:05Match day two in Group A of the 2026 Comma Ball Libertadores.
00:102025.
00:14And we are up and underway in Argentina.
00:17Four-time champions Estudiantes de la Plata host Cusco.
00:22Thighs it through.
00:23Benedetti hangs up the cross.
00:25There's the header!
00:27And it's a yard wide.
00:28Left flank.
00:30Cleverly worked by Cetre.
00:33And then Benedetti just hangs up the ball.
00:35And you just know Guido Cariccio from that kind of rage is going to attack it.
00:41And he's not too far on it.
00:44Now it's entering Cetre with the effort.
00:46Goalkeeper beats it away.
00:49Cusco hanging on.
00:59Nice high for the keeper.
01:02Cetre causing all kinds of problems though.
01:10Diaz gets a good side of it doesn't it?
01:12Pedro Diaz.
01:14You can see there the number 21 always just sitting in front of the back four.
01:20That's the one who...
01:25Well he's going for goal from the halfway line.
01:28Goalkeeper scrambling.
01:29And Muslera keeps it out.
01:32But just momentarily.
01:38Canaveral thought he might have scored goal of the week.
01:42Maybe even goal of the tournament.
01:46Posted forwards if Diaz will claim.
01:48Will he?
01:48No, he won't.
01:49And it's a tap-in for Fadias.
01:52And Astudiantes leads.
01:55Just moments after they nearly conceded for the halfway line.
02:00The four-time champions take the lead against Cusco.
02:05And it is Facundo Farias with it.
02:07As simple as you like.
02:09It's Astudiantes one.
02:11It's Cusco nil.
02:19There's a long ball play forwards.
02:21Yes.
02:23Clearly onside.
02:25And it's such a mess at the back for the goalkeeper Pedro Diaz.
02:30And Facundo Farias says thank you very much.
02:34I'll take that all day long.
02:40Gonzalez.
02:48Touching side.
02:50He's a pretty clever one.
02:51Great chance.
02:51Equalizing goal.
02:55So good from Colito.
02:59Call is a cucumber inside the penalty area.
03:03And he slots it home for one apiece.
03:11And it's 1-1.
03:11Cusco have scarcely had a sniff.
03:15But they've restored parity in Argentina.
03:23Well, Lucas Colito.
03:26It's all about the movement, isn't it?
03:28The touch inside is clever.
03:30Then he just drops the shoulder.
03:31Quick feet.
03:32Lovely finish.
03:33And it's 1-1.
03:36Cannavajal with the ball inside.
03:38But it's that touch there.
03:39Into the path of the Argentine.
03:42Who does the rest.
03:47Benedetti.
04:04Cleverly works.
04:05It's a lovely turn as well by Farias.
04:09Definitely come to Palacios.
04:11He rides the challenge.
04:12Referee ways play on.
04:13Setra's effort.
04:15Down the throw to the keeper.
04:16I think 1-2 inside the area.
04:17Wanted the ball played.
04:20Cusco have bodies forwards here.
04:23One of which is Colito, the goal scorer.
04:25Colito's ball in.
04:26And turned over the crossbar.
04:28Flag might have gone up anyway.
04:31He wants the flag to go up, doesn't he?
04:34I mean, how well he's onside.
04:38Clearly onside.
04:38It's a massive chance.
04:40It's a massive chance not taken.
04:42It's all about the delivery in.
04:44And Cannavajal just shins it.
04:47Clear fight, Cannavajal.
04:49And that is going to be that, isn't it?
04:52Intensive.
04:54The action.
04:56From the opening 45 minutes.
04:59Wakunda Farias gave.
05:00This did he answer to La Plata the lead.
05:05So we are up and underway.
05:07At the start of the second half.
05:11What a piece after the opening 45 minutes.
05:14To Benedetti.
05:15He was busy in that first half.
05:19Licked in field towards Giorbi.
05:21He's on a yellow card.
05:23Giorbi finds Meza.
05:27Meza hangs at the cross.
05:30And the header on goal from Guido Cariccio.
05:33Into the arms of the goalkeeper.
05:36And it's straight at the goalkeeper in the end.
05:38But you do not want to give Cariccio too many of those kind of opportunities.
05:47Well won back by Thiago Palacios.
05:51Beating into Farias.
05:52And Palacios!
05:54Lovely goal.
05:55And that's what he's capable of.
06:00It's a swing of the left boot.
06:03And Astudiantes restore their advantage.
06:12Well he scores on match day one against Independiente Medellin.
06:17And he's back to get tonight.
06:20Only needs a moment.
06:23Just teed up perfectly.
06:25On that left boot.
06:29And the execution.
06:31Is pinpoint.
06:33It's Astudiantes 2.
06:35Kusko 1.
06:45Now Astudiantes want more.
06:48It's a late challenge though.
06:51You're going to see a yellow card here.
06:53You're on a yellow card.
06:54You're going to see a yellow card here.
07:04Partially cleared though.
07:07And it's Palacios.
07:08You could say Cariccio couldn't sort his feet out.
07:21It's a save from.
07:25Pedro Diaz from.
07:28It's enough in this game now for them to want to get the third and fourth.
07:31And they've got bodies over here.
07:33And options inside the area.
07:36Deflection on the cross.
07:37And the header from Farias.
07:40Into the arms of Pedro Diaz.
07:45The rain now.
07:47Clever dummy.
07:49And the effort on goal.
07:50He sees the base of the post.
07:54These are the kind of situations they're going to have to prom it from.
07:58Ali touched it forwards.
08:03And the now by Thiago Palacios.
08:05And the counter could be on for Astudiantes.
08:07And Benedetti does collect.
08:14Ryan Aguirre.
08:17Palacios wanted it right hand side.
08:19I'm on the rain.
08:21Now does give it to Palacios.
08:28Gets it back.
08:30Thiago Palacios.
08:32Palacios!
08:36But every time he cuts in fields on his left boot.
08:40I mean, Kira Caricius suggesting again that the ball should have been played square.
08:43But he's always taking that on Palacios.
08:48Stands up his man.
08:56Goalkeeper takes a chance or two.
08:59Well, the first nerfy moment he's had tonight.
09:01And there could be an opportunity here for Astudiantes to finish it off.
09:05It's not a free kick.
09:06It's good refereeing.
09:09Posted forward by Colman.
09:12That's really coolly done, isn't it, from Neves.
09:15He's been magnificent since coming on.
09:17Here's Aguirre.
09:19At the option inside.
09:21Aguirre twisting, turning, shooting.
09:26Ali.
09:27The chance to give it to Golfo Gaic.
09:31Here is the veteran, Jose Soto.
09:35All played into the area.
09:36And Gaic.
09:39Was offside.
09:41From a big win in Group A in the Libertadores.
09:47Catch inside is a nice one.
09:49Soto.
10:00And there it is.
10:03Astudiantes two, Cusco one.
10:05It's a big win for Astudiantes on the night.
10:09In Group A in the...
10:19deren.
10:19I promise you...
10:20have to cheat.
10:20You can't read it wrong, earlier.
10:20Another thing there can be.
10:20See if Nii total.
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