Athletico Paranaenseof former selectors Luiz Felipe Scolari, tied this Tuesday at home, 2-2, with the palm treeschampion of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores, and advanced for the second time in its history to the final of the tournament.
Gustavo Scarpa and the Paraguayan Gustavo Gomez scored for the Verdiblanco club from Sao Paulo, champion in the 2020 and 2021 editions, and in 1999, while Pablo and the Uruguayan David Terence converted for the entire city of Curitiba.
Scolari, who can’t lead his team today because he was sent off in the first leg, took the lead palm trees to the title in 1999, and four years earlier he won his first with Gremio.
The hosts, forced to win after suffering a 1-0 defeat in Curitiba, took the lead after three minutes as the combination of Bruno Tabata and Ze Rafael was exploited by Scarpa.
The Portuguese led by Abel Ferreira kept up the pressure and with Dudú, Ze Rafael and Gustavo Scarpa himself cornered Paranaense, who tried counterattacks with Vítor Roque and bet on the exit of the side Hellven.
Also in the first half, Rony and Bruno Tabata came close to going wide, but goalkeeper Bento neutralized the clashes.
the defender wall he was sent off before the break in the first 45 minutes and left Palmeiras with less than one player for the rest of the game.
In the second half, also early, Gómez put Palmeiras ahead in the 54th minute in a move started by a Marcos Rocha throw-in.
When everything is painted in favor of palm trees to reach their third consecutive final, came the reaction of the Paranaense.
In 63 minutes the newly admitted Pablo has a discount after a previous play of Thiago Heleno Y Vitinho
With a slight 2-1, the palm trees I need to increase the difference in order not to go to the definition for collections from the penalty area, but the attacks of RonyGustavo Scarpa and Gómez are always stopped by the visitor.
The tying goal, which meant the classification of Paranaense, came in the 84th minute with Terans, after a combination with Pablo and a shot from a distance that hit a defender earlier that left the goalkeeper Wéverton who had no chance.
Athletico Paranaense waiting for the final, which will be played on October 29 in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the winner of the semifinal between Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro and the Argentine Vélez Sarsfield.
– Data sheet:
2. Palm trees:Weverton; Marcos Rocha (m.78, Mayke), Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Joaquín Piquerez (m.87, Miguel Merentiel); Gabriel Menino (m.87, Eduard Atuesta), Ze Rafael, Gustavo Scarpa, Bruno Tabata (m.46, Luan); Dudú and Rony m.78, (Wésley).
coaches: Abel Ferrera.
2. Athletico Paranaense: Bento; Khellven, Thiago Heleno, Pedro Henrique, Ábner Vinicius (m.46, Pedrinho); Fernandinho, Erick (m.61, Pablo), Alex Santana (m.46, David Terans), Agustín Canobbio (m.46, Rómulo); Vitinho and Vítor Roque (d.89, Matheus Fernandes).
Instructor: Luiz Felipe Scolari.
The objectives: 1-0, m.3: Gustavo Scarpa. 2-0, m.54: Gustavo Gómez. 2-1, m.63: Paul. 2-2, m.84: David Terans.
Referee: The Uruguayan Esteban Ostojich. He fired Murilo and advised Wéverton, Gabriel Menino, Pedrinho, Alex Santana and Canobbio.
Happenings: Second leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals played at the Allianz Parque stadium in the city of Sao Paulo before 40,590 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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