The Copa Libertadores quarterfinal second-legs are back underway Wednesday evening as four Brazilian giants are in action. Here is what has gone down so far.
Atlético Mineiro 2-0 Fluminense
Scorers: Deyverson 50′, 89′
A Deyverson double saw Atlético Mineiro send Fluminense crashing out at the quarter-final stage.
The match fell into it’s pattern almost from the first whistle as Atlético Mineiro poured on the pressure looking to find a leveller in the tie. The hosts were rampant, creating a flurry of chances to reclaim parity, but the ageless Thiago Silva was a rock in the back for Fluminense in the opening 45 minutes.
After the restart the door was finally busted open after plenty of knocking, and it took Thiago Silva finally getting beaten to a header for the ball to hit the back of the net. Half-time substitute Deyverson made the difference, coming off the bench to bag the opener just five minutes into the second interval.
Tackles flew in in the dying minutes, and somehow both sides finished the night with 11 men on the pitch, but the drama peaked in the final two minutes when Deyverson darted into the back-post to tap home a brilliant Hulk cross and send Atlético Mineiro through in stunning fashion.
Atlético Mineiro will now square off with Argentine giants River Plate in the semifinals.
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