La Paz (Bolivia) April 19 (IANS) Argentine football club Atletico Tucuman claimed their first victory in the Copa Libertadores after defeating Bolivian team The Strongest 2-1 away at an altitude of 3 600 meters here.
Nicolas Romat and Javier Toledo took the two shots which gave the Argentine team the first win in the league on Wednesday evening while the Strongest s Colombian Edis Ibarguen was the only player that hit a goal for his team reports EFE news agency.
With this result Atletico Tucuman have now three points the same as The Strongest and are in third place of Group C whilst the Bolivians are last due to goal difference.
In the 11th minute Atletico Tucuman surprised its rival with Romat s mid-range shot that went past the Strongest s goalkeeper Jose Penarrieta.
The long-awaited goal for the local team came in the 37th minute in a play that started at the feet of captain Escobar who passed the ball to Fernando Martelli who kicked it on to Ibarguen who successfully fired the shot into Atletico Tucuman s net.
In the second half The Strongest kept the visiting team occupied although the latter would manage to counterattack.
In the 74th minute Penarrieta failed to save Toledo s shot and Atletico Tucuman scored its second goal.
Both teams will face each other again in Argentina on April 25.
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