Thousands of fans continue to trust in Melgar's good performance and celebrated their great victory against Internacional in the Copa Sudamericana. However, the happiest was a Peruvian who managed to take home a 'juicy' reward after betting in favor of the Arequipa team.
On social media platforms like Facebook, the ticket of the bet made by a Peruvian fan is being spread. In the image, it can be seen that he only invested 10 soles, which multiplied exponentially in just a few hours. He made two consecutive successful bets.
The fan chose to place his faith in Athletico Paranaense's 1-0 victory over Estudiantes La Plata, which happened, and also predicted that Melgar - Internacional would end goalless in the 90 minutes of regulation time. Both matches took place last Thursday.
In this way, thanks to his faith and a bit of luck, he ended up being right and his 10 soles multiplied in the blink of an eye, as the final winnings amount to 1,110 soles, as shown on the ticket.
Impossible but true, this lucky young man pocketed more than a thousand soles, more than a basic salary in Peru and close to his monthly payment at work.
It is known that Melgar earned $225,000 in prize money for surpassing the first phase of the Copa Sudamericana 2022. According to Conmebol, the teams that were eliminated received $120,000.
Just in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana, Melgar received $900,000. For the round of 16, the prize was $500,000.
In the quarterfinals? Melgar received $600,000 in this stage. Also, for playing in the semifinals, they will receive $800,000.
El elenco rojinegro jugó este lunes 15 de agosto por la Liga 1 del fútbol peruano cuando enfrenten a la Academia Cantolao en la UNSA de Arequipa. Los dueños de casa se impusieron 3-1 en el Aniversario de Arequipa.
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