Corinthians by Argentine director Ramon Diaz. Kill it with suffering this Tuesday Bragantine On penalties 5-4 and Qualified to the quarter-finals The follower CONMEBOL Sudamericana, after losing 2-1 in regular time. Since the result of the first leg was reversed, they had to decide through the 12 steps.
Corinthians, who almost missed out on qualification, will face the winner of the crossroads between Brazil’s Fortaleza and Argentina’s Rosario Central on September 18.
Sao Paulo, backed by their fans, pushed forward and pressed until Argentine Jarro scored the first goal in the 23rd minute with a shot from outside the area that bounced off a defender before entering. At the beginning of the second half, Bragantino, led by Portuguese Pedro Caixinha, subjected their opponents to a real artillery bombardment, and after two scares for the home team, Eduardo Sacha equalized the match from outside the area.
Four minutes later, with the Corinthian defence melting away in the attacks, Luan Candido put the visitors ahead with a header into the top corner, an impossible save for goalkeeper Hugo Sousa. Despite Corinthians fighting back in the final five minutes to try to save face, the match went to penalties.
São Paulo, led by Ramon Diaz, better known as River Plate, came into the game in high spirits after beating Bragantino 2-1 last week, with goals from Giovanni and Tales Magno. It was São Paulo’s first win after five draws, although they were held to another goalless draw at Fluminense at the weekend, where they are in the relegation zone.
While Bragantino suffered a defeat in the first leg, in addition to a poor performance in the last matches in the local championship, where it collected one win, two draws and three losses in the last six matches and is in twelfth place.
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