September 8, Melgar falls with an overall score of 6-0 against Independiente del Valle
Last Wednesday, September 8, Melgar was heavily defeated with an overall score of 6-0 against Independiente del Valle in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals. Under this context, the Ecuadorian press exploded with excitement and did not hesitate to highlight the enormous superiority of the visiting team during their stroll in Arequipa.
After defeating 'Domino' 3-0 in Quito, Independiente del Valle repeated the same scoreline at the Monumental de la UNSA Stadium against a Melgar side that could do little to nothing in the 90 minutes. Therefore, the program Debate Fútbol of DirecTV Sports Ecuador swelled with pride and indicated that the match was a celebration, but for their own team.
"Independiente suffered less today than in Quito because there they were even on the ropes after the 1-0. Today they were seen as less suffocated, but still with Melgar pressing until the 25th minute when Sornoza makes a great pass for Díaz, who also had a great game," explained one of the panelists.
They also pointed out that after IDV's first goal, the Arequipa team gradually disappeared due to their desperation to not score a single goal. "It was a celebration, 6-0!" concluded the journalist, giving way to his colleagues who continued to highlight the superiority of the Ecuadorian team.
Finally, another member of the aforementioned program stated that he never understood the concern of his colleagues, as they were "not playing against Boca or River", but against Melgar, and they had already won 3-0 in the first leg.
Independiente del Valle will play the final of the Copa Sudamericana against the winner of Atlético Goianense vs. Sao Paulo, who will face each other on Thursday, September 8, at 19:30 hours. In the first leg, the team from Goiás won 3-1 and are likely to face IDV.