Caracas defeated Fundación Lara Deportiva 5:0 in the Venezuelan Cup, Round 1 - Group C on Tuesday evening. The visitors took control early and never looked back, opening a significant gap in the group standings.
J. Quintero broke the deadlock in the eighteenth minute, and C. A. Martinez Aponte doubled the advantage before half-time. By then Caracas had already established the rhythm they would maintain throughout.
A. Lopez extended the lead in the forty-ninth minute, and here's the thing — the hosts had little to offer after that. The second half confirmed what the first had shown.
L. Reinoso added a fourth in the sixty-second, and A. Figueroa sealed it with a fifth at the eighty-minute mark. Caracas kept knocking on the door until the final whistle.
The result leaves Caracas top of Group C with ten points from four games, while Fundación Lara sit fourth on three points after four matches. The visitors remain unbeaten in five.
Caracas had beaten the hosts 3:1 in August, and this performance suggested they are closing in on a comfortable position. Fundación Lara, meanwhile, saw their recent momentum come to an abrupt halt.
