Atlético Mineirodirected by Jorge Sampaoliwon this Tuesday 3-1 at Valley Independent Ecuadorian in the second leg match for the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana with goals from Guilherme Arana, Bernard y Hulkand took the first place in the final on November 22 in Asunción.
The Brazilian team, which had achieved a 1-1 draw on its visit to Quito in the first leg last week, needed a victory by any score to advance.
The locals only managed to open the scoring in the 35th minute when, after a series of rejections inside the area, Dudu recovered a ball and assisted Arana, who finally managed to beat Villar.
The goal did not stop Atlético’s momentum and, seven minutes later and again with an assist from Dudu, they scored the second through Bernard. In the second half, with Galo apparently satisfied with the partial advantage and more interested in managing the score, Independiente del Valle went on the attack.
The change of dominance took effect in the 63rd minute when Independiente managed to score after a shot from Arroyo that Everson had difficulty controlling. The Argentinian Claudio Spinelli He took advantage of the rebound to score the goal.
But the joy of the Ecuadorian Giant Killer did not last long because Hulkwho came on in the second half in Rony’s place, took advantage of a counterattack and an assist from Junior Alonso to score Atlético Mineiro’s third.
In this way, Atlético Mineiro will face the winner of the duel between La U and Paraguayan lands in the final in Paraguay. Lanuswho tied 2-2 in the first leg in Santiago.
The Belo Horizonte team, under the command of coach Jorge Sampaoli, continues dreaming of the only title within reach this year, after its elimination in the Copa do Brasil and its irregularity in the Brazilian Championship.
