1-2: Tolima defeated Mineiro and both advanced to the round of 16

The Sports Tolima The Colombian won on Wednesday at Belo Horizonte by 1-2 to the Brazilian champion Atletico Mineiro, in a result that qualified both teams from Group D for the round of 16 of Libertadores Cup.

Michael Rangel Y Jeison Lucumi They gave Tolima the historic victory, qualifying as second with 11 points, the same as mining, but with a lower balance of goals. The local discount is the work of Eduardo Sasha.

In the other group, the Ecuadorian Malayang Lambak They finished third with 8 points and qualified for the Copa Sudamericana after beating Brazil’s América 3-0, which finally finished with 2 points.

The team Red wine and Oro de Colombia came out from the start of the match looking for a good result to ensure classification and not depend on the result of Independiente del Valle.

After six minutes Rangel he started to worry about goalkeeper Éverson and then Jonathan Marulanda. Then came the local reaction with striker Hulk and Argentine Nacho Fernández, but Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexánder Domínguez defended for Tolima.

Luck also played in favor of Pijaos, when Rubens He crashed a shot into the crossbar.

The second half started from “you to you” with dangerous games for both teams, but the team from the Colombian city of Ibagué had better luck and in a collective play, in 54 minutes, Rangel opened the scoring.

Led by Hulkthe homeowners equalized in the 87th minute on a corner kick where Fabio Gomes beat Domínguez and the ball was free for Eduardo Sasha to equalize the action.

When all seemed to be a draw, the visiting team, led by coach Hernán Torres, were shocked at the time of the injury and, in a retaliatory attack by Ánderson Plata, striker Lucumí condemned the 1-2 victory to the fall. also to the invincible Mineiro.

The match between Brazilians and Colombians was played at Mineirao stadium, in the city of Belo Horizontewith an arbitration team led by Argentine Patricio Loustau.