With a game full of emotion, with the right to turn over Guaraní (Paraguay) in the middle of Defensores del Chaco stadium in the 90 minutes, and victory by 5 to 4 on penalties, América-MG qualified for the third preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores .
AMERICA DOESN’T GIVE UP, GETS AN INCREDIBLE TURN DURING THE GAME AND WIN THE SPOT IN THE PENALTIES!!!!
WE STILL ALIVE IN @LIBERTADORES AND LET’S GO FOR MORE, TOGETHER OF THE AMERICAN NATION!!!
THIS IS AMERICA FOOTBALL CLUB, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!#GUAxAFC | (6)2×3(7)#CoelhãoNaLiberta pic.twitter.com/JaJGJw1jIP
— America FC ✊? (@AmericaMG) March 3, 2022
In this way, Coelho has already secured at least one spot in the Copa Sudamericana (to reach the group stage of Libertadores, it is necessary to overcome the third preliminary stage, in which he faces the winner of Barcelona de Guayaquil and Universitario).
The team from Minas came with a disadvantage to the decisive confrontation, after being defeated by 1 to 0 last week at the Independência stadium.
The Rabbit even started looking for the attack. But the situation began to get complicated in the 10th minute, when defender Éder brought down Benítez inside the area. Two minutes later Fernando Fernández took the penalty and did not forgive.
At 14, the home team beat goalkeeper Jailson again, this time with a header from defender Marcos Cáceres after a corner kick.
If the initial stage was for Guaraní, América-MG took control of the shares in the second half. And the reaction started in the 13th minute, when Wellington Paulista scored with a cart after the ball was lifted in the area. The tie came at 29, again with shirt 9, this time with a header, after receiving from Everaldo.
But Coelho needed one more goal to at least take the match to penalties. And the Minas Gerais team managed, already in stoppage time, with striker Pedrinho.
In the penalty shootout, América-MG was more competent, with a defense by goalkeeper Jailson and the coldness of striker Everaldo, who did not fail in the charge that guaranteed the 5-4 triumph.
Destabilized the batter and made the saving save!
YOU SENT TOO MUCH, JAILSON!!!!! ??#CoelhãoNaLiberta #PraCimaDelesCoelho #We areVolt pic.twitter.com/tZVi2Es8qI
— America FC ✊? (@AmericaMG) March 3, 2022
