Atlético Paranaense hit the big time this Tuesday in Copa Libertadores. In the second leg of the semifinals, the cast of Luiz Felipe Scolari managed to equalize by 2-2 against Palmeiras and prevailed with an aggregate of 3-2 in the key to advance towards the definition for the crown and eliminate the two-time defending champion.
The 1-0 in the first leg in favor of “Furacao” seemed to fade quickly at the Allianz Parque, when Gustavo Scarpa opened the scoring for the Chilean cast Benjamin Kuscević, who was a substitute, in the three minutes of the game.
The intense start of “Verdao” in the match was diluted with the passing of the first half, and it seemed that a big problem came when Murilo saw a direct red card at 45+3′ for a reckless foul on the young man Vitor Roque.
However, despite having one player less than their rival, those led by Abel Ferreira managed to widen the difference in the 55′ minute, through a timely header from Paraguayan Gustavo Gómez. Despite this, wear and tear became present and paul discounted at 64′ for the visit and matched the key. And, when everything seemed to be going to penalties, the former Santiago Wanderers David Terans He put the second with which the Paraná squad resisted until the final whistle and celebrated the passage to the decisive stage of the competition.
In this way, Atlético Paranaense became the first finalist of the current edition of the Copa Libertadores, where they will wait for a rival between the winner of the bracket between Flamengo by Arturo Vidal and Erick Pulgar and Velezwhich favors “Mengao” with 4-0 in the first leg.
Palmeiras, meanwhile, was left with the desire to go for a historic four-time championship in the contest, so he should focus on the Brasileirao title, where he is the leader.