This Tuesday night (19th) for Brazilians in the Copa Libertadores da América had a historic feat: debutant Mirassol secured a place in the round of 16 of the most important tournament on the continent.
The classification came with , who had to send the match to Paraguay due to the political and socioeconomic crisis in Bolivia. See the best moments:
Despite being in the relegation zone of the Brasileirão, Mirassol not only secured the spot but also has a good chance of advancing as leader of group G — confirmation could come this Wednesday (20), if LDU and Lanús draw.
See the group G classification:
Cruzeiro survives the Bombonera and it only depends on him
Another positive result for Brazilian football in the Libertadores was the dreaded La Bombonera.
Raposa came up behind on the scoreboard, but sought a draw in the second half with full-back Fagner’s first goal for the club — and his first in the last five years.
The match, which was already tense, became more tense after Gerson was sent off for a strong tackle on Leandro Paredes. Boca still had a goal disallowed, but Cruzeiro survived and returned to Brazil with a point.
The result leaves the team in the provisional leadership of group D and depending only on themselves to reach the round of 16. In the last round, they host bottom side Barcelona de Guayaquil at Mineirão.
Fluminense has a bitter victory and a difficult situation
Fluminense, who entered the Maracanã needing to beat Bolívar 3-0 to depend on themselves in group C, even showed that they could achieve the feat.
Lucho Acosta’s goal at the beginning, in the midst of a tricolor blitz that continued in the following minutes, ended up overshadowed by the equalizer that Bolívar sought in the 24th minute of the first half, with a goal from Melgar.
John Kennedy guaranteed Fluminense’s victory by simple advantage, the club’s first in the tournament, in the 26th minute of the second half, but the team now no longer depends solely on itself.
Already classified, Rivadavia has 10 points, while Bolivar and Fluminense have 5, but with an advantage over the Bolivian team in the tiebreaker criteria. To advance, the Cariocas need to win and hope for Bolivar’s stumble against Rivadavia, which should spare players.
With a new old coach, São Paulo falters in the South American Championship
The only Brazilian team in action in the South American Championship was in a match that marked the debut of coach Dorival Júnior.
Luciano opened the scoring early on, due to a mistake by the Colombian goalkeeper, and it seemed like the game would go smoothly for Tricolor. However, the São Paulo team struggled in the final stretch and equalized with a goal from Hurtado.
The defeat did not come because, minutes later, Contreras blocked a penalty kick in the 40th minute of the second half.
With the draw, São Paulo can be overtaken by O’Higgins in this round and not depend solely on themselves for a direct place in the round of 16.
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