Corinthians did make a fight of it in the first half, which they probably shaded even though it was goalless. The Rio giants were 2-0 up from the away leg against Corinthians, and merely needed to manage their advantage.
Alexandre Schneider/Getty Imagesīut the team they beat in last year's final are out for revenge - and as it stands the most probable conclusion is another decider between Palmeiras and Flamengo. Palmeiras celebrate as their penalty-shootout win is confirmed. Weverton, the excellent Palmeiras keeper, made one save from inexperienced substitute Rubens, and Palmeiras earned the right to dream of a third consecutive Libertadores title, winning the tie 6-5 on spot kicks. His players consistently hit to the left side of keeper Everson, and it paid off. It went to penalties where, as usual, Ferreira had a plan. Hulk of Atletico missed the clearest chance of the night, and then saw a cross-cum-shot come back off the far post. There was a brief flurry of drama at the end. Atletico could not even capitalise when late on Palmeiras were down to nine after Gustavo Scarpa was sent off. It left his team with few options on the counter-attack, but harder to play through, especially for an Atletico side in poor form and lacking any fluency. Ferreira reorganised his team, with quick striker Rony moved from centre-forward to the wing. Almost nothing of note had happened for half an hour when Palmeiras had key midfielder Danilo sent off. Ferreira's team tend to thrash weak opponents but keep things very tight in the big games. For the second successive round, Athletico snatched qualification right at the death, and now they move into a semifinal against defending champions Palmeiras.Īthletico coach Luiz Felipe Scolari took Palmeiras to their first Libertadores title in 1999, and has a worthy successor in the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, who has won the competition in the last two years and whose extraordinary run of success continued with a win on penalties over Brazilian domestic double winners Atletico Mineiro.Īfter the fireworks of last week's 2-2 draw, the return game in Sao Paulo was a poor spectacle. But with penalties looming they made their own luck, causing real danger to the Estudiantes goal for the first time in the match when David Terans and Vitinho combined to cross for 17-year-old wonderkid Vitor Roque to glance over the line.
Argentina clash of the round was a predictably hard-fought affair between Estudiantes and Athletico Paranaense, which was still awaiting the first goal of the tie going into the 95th minute of the second leg.
Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas It is all Brazil and Argentina in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the Champions League, and practically the last kick of the quarterfinals ensured that Brazil will have three teams of the last four. Vitor Roque scored the goal which sent Athletico Paranaense into the semifinals.
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