Melgar will receive Patronato at the Monumental de la UNSA.
Bernardo Cuesta, Cristian Bordacahar, and Tomás Martínez surprised thousands of Arequipa fans after scoring three goals against Patronato in the first half of the Copa Libertadores match. As a result, the 'León del Sur' is widely superior in this Group H encounter.
The first goal of the night came from a penalty executed with confidence by the Argentine striker who became a Peruvian national, Cuesta. In this way, the 'Dominó' started with an important advantage against the Argentine team.
Later, Bordacahar took advantage of a defensive lapse by Patronato during a corner and scored the second goal. Finally, Martínez was in charge of marking the third, also from a shot from the twelve-yard spot.
It should be noted that Melgar is obliged to win in order to continue fighting for third place in their group. Currently, Atlético Nacional is first in the table with ten points, followed by Olimpia with 8.
Next Melgar match
The next match that Melgar will play in the Copa Libertadores will be against Olimpia on June 27th of this year. This will be the last game that the team of Mariano Soso will play during the group stage of the continental tournament.