October 31 – As soon as once more, the Copa Libertadores remaining can be all-Brazilian after Botafogo survived a scare in opposition to Penarol to win 6-3 on mixture in Montevideo and arrange a showpiece match in opposition to Atletico Mineiro within the competitors’s remaining in November.
Supervisor Artur Jorge left all of his yellow carded gamers Luiz Henrique, Igor Jesus, Gregore and Alexander Barboza on the bench besides, Mateo Ponte was despatched off for the guests within the second half.
For 88 minutes, the potential of Penarol clawing their means again into the tie remained actual after Jaime Baez’s brace, however Thiago Almada’s purpose ensured Botafogo’s passage to their first-ever Copa Libertadores remaining. In harm time, Washington Aguirre added a 3rd for Penarol, but it surely was too little too late after the Uruguayans had misplaced the primary leg 5-0.
For a lot of the return leg, the Rio membership sat again and defended within the Uruguayan capital the place the Centenario Stadium turned a last-minute venue to stage the second leg after Conmebol shifted the sport away from the Campeon Del Siglo to permit the visiting followers to attend the match. On Monday, native authorities had banned Botafogo followers due to safety considerations.
Earlier this week, Atletico Mineiro eradicated Argentinian giants River Plate 3-0 on mixture. It’s the second time the Belo Horizonte membership attain the Copa Libertadores remaining after profitable the competitors in 2013.
It’s the fourth all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores remaining in 5 years. In one other measure of the nation’s dominance of the competitors, ten of the twelve golf equipment to have disputed the ultimate since 2019 have been Brazilian. River Plate was the final non-Brazilian membership to win the competitors in 2018.
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