Jorge Wilstermann downs Penarol in rematch of Copa Libertadores' 1st-ever game
On April 19, 1960, in the inaugural edition of the Copa Libertadores, Penarol defeated Jorge Wilstermann 7-1 in what was the tournament's first-ever game. Alberto Spencer scored four goals en route to becoming the top scorer in the history of the competition, and Los Carboneros went on to add the first of five stars to their shirts.
But almost 57 years later, revenge was exacted.
On Tuesday night, Wilstermann shot down Penarol 6-3 at the dizzying altitude of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The match marked El Aviador's 100th appearance in the Copa Libertadores, and the result marked only the second time that Los Carboneros conceded five goals in the tournament, the first coming in a 5-0 defeat to Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in 2011.
It took no time for Wilstermann to draw first blood. Jose Rios rocketed a tight-angled shot past Gaston Guruceaga in the sixth minute before Thomas Santos converted a penalty kick 20 minutes later. Rios then scored another to give the Bolivian club a three-goal lead entering the interval.
Penarol pulled two goals back before the 70th minute, at which point a pair of red cards had turned the contest into a 10-on-10 affair, but Wilstermann closed with a bang, as Edward Zenteno, Rudy Cardozo, and Franco Olego all scored once to humiliate Los Carboneros.
Fun fact: Wilstermann is named after Bolivia's first commercial pilot.