Atlético-GO achieved a heroic classification for the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana, after beating Olimpia (Paraguay) by 5-3 in the penalty shootout, on Thursday night (7) at the Serra Dourada stadium.
??❤️ Ranked! With an overwhelming start, the @ACGOficial made it 2-0 over @elClubOlimpiatook the decision to penalties and advanced to the CONMEBOL quarterfinals #South American!
? In the next phase, the opponent is the National of Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/H2U07bplf8
— CONMEBOL Sudamericana (@SudamericanaBR) July 8, 2022
After losing 2-0 in the round of 16 last week, Dragão needed to win by at least two goals to force the dispute of the maximum penalties. And so the team led by coach Jorginho did, with goals from Churín and Airton.
In penalties, Atlético-GO players did not fail, while Hugo Quintana lost for Olimpia. Now, Dragon takes on Nacional (Uruguay) in the next phase.
