In a thrilling match at Estadio Hernando Siles, The Strongest and Bahia played to a 1-1 draw in the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Phase 2. Despite being down to 10 men from the 6th minute, the Bolivians held onto their lead until the Brazilians found a late equalizer.

A wild first half

The game kicked off like a rollercoaster for The Strongest. Bahia almost struck first with a shot off the post, and moments later, the home team was down to ten men after an early red card.

But with the crowd behind them, the Bolivians pushed forward, and in the 38th minute, Uruguayan Sebastián Guerrero fired home the opener, sending La Paz into a frenzy.

Bahia levels it in the second half

For the second half, The Strongest sat deep, closing spaces and holding off Bahia’s attacks. But in the 69th minute, Willian José broke through to score the equalizer, sealing the 1-1 final score.

What’s next?

With this result, The Strongest heads to Brazil with a valuable away draw, while Bahia will look to make home advantage count and punch their ticket to the next round in their first Copa Libertadores campaign in over 30 years.