Bernardo Cuesta was the protagonist of a great goal against Mauricio Viana; however, he also missed a clear goal opportunity at 64 minutes when his teammate Kevin Ruiz assisted him from the right wing. After overcoming an opponent, the midfielder crossed the ball and the Argentine couldn't finish alone in front of the goal. The ball went wide and Melgar regretted this situation.
Santiago Wanderers and Melgar drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores second phase. The goal of Santiago Wanderers happened just before two minutes of play through Rafael Viotti. Chilean Matías Fernández went through the right wing, overcame Nilson Loyola and crossed the ball for the attacker to push it and beat Diego Penny for the 1-0 lead of the Chilean club against Melgar in the Copa Libertadores.
Bernardo Cuesta scored the equalizer at 45 minutes, after finishing well in a one-on-one against Mauricio Viana. In this way, Melgar protects the draw to define the tie in Arequipa next week.
Mexican coach Enrique Meza will hand over the responsibility of leading the team to his compatriot Omar Tejeda and the responsibility of scoring goals to the Argentine Bernardo Cuesta. The Arequipa team comes with the precedent of having beaten the Colombian team Once Caldas 3-0 in a friendly match played last week.