VIDEO | Libertadores 2024 Highlights: Peñarol vs Caracas FC
Peñarol crushed Caracas 5-0 at home and climbed to the second position in Group G of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores, in an extraordinary display of offensive play led by Maximiliano Silvera, who scored a hat-trick. Óscar Méndez and Eduardo Darias completed the rout.
Peñarol's first half was flawless, dominating Caracas in every aspect of the game. Maximiliano Silvera capitalized on this situation by scoring twice: first in the 16th minute to open the scoring and then in the 25th minute to confirm the home team's dominance. Later on, Óscar Méndez extended the goal tally in the 32nd minute, while Eduardo Darias confirmed the early rout in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Caracas continued to struggle to react, and Silvera emerged as the standout player of the match by completing his hat-trick in the 64th minute, leaving the Venezuelans helpless, as they posed no challenge to the Uruguayan side. With this result, Peñarol establishes themselves as a team to be reckoned with, climbing to the second position in Group G of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores, three points behind Atlético Mineiro.
