Racing and Cruzeiro advanced to the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana

The Argentine Racing qualified for the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana by beating the Brazilian Athletico Paranaense 4-1 (3-0 partial) in revenge in the quarterfinals, in a match played on Thursday in Avellaneda (southern periphery of Buenos Aires).

Agustín Almendra (1), Adrián Martínez (23), the Colombian Roger Martínez (42) and Gastón Martirena (77) They scored the goals for the resounding victory of the ‘Academy’, while Nikao (47) scored for the red and black team.

Thus, Racing won 4-2 on aggregate of the series, since Paranaense had won the first leg 1-0.

In the semi-final, The albiceleste team will face the Brazilian Corinthians, that in another quarterfinal bracket overwhelmed Fortaleza with a 5-0 aggregate.

The tie served Cruzeiro

For its part, Cruzeiro also qualified for the semifinals after drawing 1-1 in Belo Horizonte in the second leg of the quarterfinals against Libertad de Asunción, thanks to the 0-2 victory achieved in the first leg.

A header from Kaio Jorge in the 13th minute put the Brazilians ahead and it seemed to seal the tie, although Libertad did not give up and with the help of the incombustible Roque Santacruz, they tied in the second half (72) and were about to put the locals in serious trouble.

Cruzeiro, which had the debut of former Brazilian coach Fernando Diniz, will play in the semifinals of the Sudamericana for the first time in its history.

Their rival will be Lanúswith the first leg in Belo Horizonte and the second leg in Argentina.