Sao Paulo was imposed this Thursday in definition by collections from the penalty spot 4-2 to the also Brazilian Atletico Goianensewhom they beat 2-0 in regulation time, and advanced for the second time to the final of the South American Cup.
The two goals of Sao Paulo in the ninety minutes they were scored by midfielder Patrick, while the Argentine Giuliano Galoppo He converted the last and decisive charge in the penalty shootout.
The first leg, played last week in the city of Goiania, had ended with a 3-1 victory for Goianian and that is why the hosts were obliged to win, at least, with a difference of two goals.
In the fourth minute, after a bubble in the area of the Goianian in which Dudu he was wrong in the rejection and the goalkeeper Renan defended a shot from Luciano, Patrick took advantage of the rebound to open the scoring.
With the advantage, the ‘Tricolor del Morumbí’ came out eagerly for the second goal that he was about to convert with the Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri -who had two goals cancelled-, Luciano and Diego, but Renan vehemently stopped.
After 16 minutes, local coach Rogerio Ceni was forced to substitute Uruguayan midfielder Gabriel Neves due to injury.
Before the end of the first half, the Argentine Diego Churín and Gabriel Baralhas, with a shot on the crossbar, they were close to equalizing.
In the second half, Reinaldo and Pablo Maia brought danger to Renan’s goal, as did Luciano and Calleri, until at minute 62, in a play by Allison, Patrick he converted the second and tied the aggregate score.
Sao Paulowho won the tournament ten years ago (2012), awaits the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle in the final, which will be played on October 1 in the Argentine city of Córdoba.
Data sheet:
2. Sao Paulo: Philip Alves; Igor Vinicius, Diego, Léo, Reinaldo; Gabriel Neves (m.16, Pablo Maia), Rodrigo Nestor (m.78, Talles), Patrick (m.89, Juan), Alisson (m.79, Giuliano Galoppo); Luciano and Jonathan Calleri.
Coach: Rogerio Ceni.
0. Atletico Goianense: Renan; Dudu (d.71, Hayner), Wanderson, Klaus, Jefferson; Gabriel Baralhas, Marlon Freitas, Edson Fernando (m.86, Shaylon), Jorginho (m.56, Léo Pereira); Wellington Rato and Diego Churín (m.86, Ricardinho).
Coach: Eduardo Baptista.
Goals: 1-0, m.4: Patrick. 2-0, m.62: Patrick.
In the penalty shootout for Sao Paulo, Reinaldo, Calleri, Igor Vinicius, Galoppo scored and Luciano failed. Wellington Rato and Shaylon scored for Goianiense and Baralhas and Leo Pereira missed.
Referee: The Argentine Dario Herrera. He admonished Wanderson and Jefferson.
Incidents: Second leg for the semifinals of the South American Cup played at the Morumbí stadium in Sao Paulo before 53,988 spectators.
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