The World Cup player with the Blanquirroja in Russia 2018 stopped three penalties, Edenilson, Taison and the Uruguayan Carlos de Pena, and made his team the second Peruvian semifinalist in the history of the South American. Cienciano, champion in 2003, was the first.
The series, whose first leg was also 0-0, was defined from the white point after the ‘colorado gaúcho’, led by former Brazilian coach Mano Menezes, could not beat Cáceda in regulation time either, whose reflexes kept except for the champion of the Peruvian Opening of 2022 at the Beira-Río stadium.
Melgar, commanded by the Argentine Pablo Lavallén, also failed to take advantage of the fact that his rival played with ten men from the 74th minute due to the expulsion of midfielder Gabriel, due to a hard tackle on Alexis Arias.
Melgar was the last team to qualify for the semifinals of the South American 2022, dominated by teams from Brazil.
Sao Paulo and Atlético Goianiense will collide with each other in the next instance, in which the “Domino” will face the Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle, champion of the tournament in 2019 in the final of La Nueva Olla.
The entrance Melgar from Peru eliminates Inter de Porto Alegre from the South American was first published in diary TODAY.
