Palmeiras, after he forced Atletico Mineiro to equalize with two goals in the first leg, had to complete the match for ten players after Danilo was sent off with a red card in the twenty-ninth minute due to a violent interference.
And continued roughness by Palmeiras players, to reduce his formation again to nine players after Gustavo Scarpa was sent off in the 81st minute.
This was not the last red card, as the guests lost the services of Eduardo Vargas in the substitute time for the second yellow card.
The negative tie remained the master of the situation until the end of the match, so the two teams resorted to penalty kicks, which smiled at Palmeiras six to five.
Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield booked his place in the semi-finals of the tournament, by winning the return match at the home of his compatriot Tyres, with a goal free of charge.
Velez entered the match with a greater advantage after outperforming the first leg by three goals to two, and in the 79th minute Julian Fernanez Sarsfield gave the precious winning goal, to ensure his team reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the third time in its history, after an absence of eleven years.