Universidad Central Vs Rosario Central, CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores: Di Maria Scores To Gain Away Win
Former PSG and Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria converted a penalty as Rosario Central registered a much-needed 3-0 away victory against Universidad Central at the UCV Olympic Stadium. Ignacio Ovando opened up the scoring for Central with a 35th minute strike. Central went into half-time with a 1-0 lead. Angel di Maria then scored the game's second goal with a 53-minute penalty before Enzo Copetti rounding off a famous victory in the 90+3 minute of the game.
Angel Di Maria of Argentina's Rosario Central celebrates scoring his side's second goal, from the penalty spot, against Venezuela's Universidad Central during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Enzo Copetti of Argentina's Rosario Central, left, scores his side's third goal against Venezuela's Universidad Central during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Guillermo Fernandez of Argentina's Rosario Central, center, goes for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match against Venezuela's Universidad Central in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Angel Di Maria of Argentina's Rosario Central, center, celebrates scoring his side's first goal from the penalty spot against Venezuela's Universidad Central during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Goalkeeper Giancarlo Schiavone of Venezuela's Universidad Central, left, fouls inside the penalty area Alejo Veliz of Argentina's Rosario Central during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Ruben Ramirez of Venezuela's Universidad Central, left, and Alejo Veliz of Argentina's Rosario Central vie for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Kendrys Silva of Venezuela's Universidad Central, right, is challenged by Jaminton Campaz of Argentina's Rosario Central, left, during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Angel Di Maria of Argentina's Rosario Central, bottom, is challenged by Yohan Cumana of Venezuela's Universidad Central (24) during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Angel Di Maria of Argentina's Rosario Central, center, tries control the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match against Venezuela's Universidad Central in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos
Franco Ibarra of Argentina's Rosario Central, front, and Alexander Gonzalez of Venezuela's Universidad Central compete for the ball during a Copa Libertadores Group H soccer match in Caracas, Venezuela. | Photo: AP/Ariana Cubillos