Bolívar won with a crushing 4-1 victory against The Strongest, in a new version of the classic of the highland country. Fernández (9' and 58'), Arce (44'), Prierto (57') scored for the celestial team. Chumacero (93') scored for The Strongest.
►The Strongest lost 2-0 against Santos in the Libertadores Cup
The visiting team achieved an important victory. Bolívar imposed itself with authority on the local team, The Strongest, in the 204th classic between both teams, for the highland football of Bolivia.
The Clásico Paceño started favorably for Bolívar. The celestials began to score, just at the start of the match. Fernández, who would later score another goal, opened the scoring nine minutes into the first half.
Arce scored the second and extended the lead before the end of the first half. In the second half, Prieto scored and extended the difference, with Fernández once again scoring the fourth.
The international player Chumacero scored a consolation goal for The Strongest. The Bolivian national team player scored the honorable goal after a play on the left wing.
INCIDENTS
PRE-MATCH
The match corresponds to matchday four of the Torneo Apertura in Bolivia. It was suspended at the time because the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz was undergoing maintenance. Now everything is ready for both teams to face each other.
Pablo Escobar, forward for The Strongest, and William Ferreira, from Bolívar, will protagonize a great goal scorers duel. Both already know what it's like to score in this classic.
Bolívar is currently the leader of the Torneo Apertura with 18 points in seven matches played. They have won six and lost one. The Strongest, on the other hand, has 12 points with only six matches played. They have won four and lost two.
The Strongest and Bolívar, according to the "La Razón" newspaper from Bolivia, have played 203 classics, with 83 victories for Bolívar, 51 for The Strongest, and 69 draws.