Palmeiras, which beat Atletico Mineiro on penalties, and Velez Sarsfield, which defeated Tagliafico Cordoba for the second time, secured semi-final spots in the Copa Libertadores matches played last night.
After 120 minutes of play, the teams of Palmeiras and Atlético failed to score a goal, so the winner was decided by penalty kicks.
After 10 goals, Atlético midfielder Rubens sent a weak shot towards the opponent’s goal and practically passed the ball to Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton. The end of the match was put in by Murillo, who calmly shot and scored for his team’s great celebration and a place in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores.
Verdao will fight for the title against Estudiantes or Atlético Paranaense, who will play on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
For the second time, Velez Sarsfield was better than Tagliares Cordoba. After 3:2 at home, he won 1:0 away.
In the 70th minute, coach Velez had to cool down due to a red card, and nine minutes later, Fernandes scored to take the lead and actually set the final score.
Velez will play against Flamengo in the battle for the final.
