Palmeiras win away at Cerro Porteño and go through in the Libertadores 🎥

Palmeiras win away at Cerro Porteño and go through in the Libertadores 🎥 Palmeiras are in the Libertadores quarterfinals. The spot was secured this Wednesday (19) with a 1-0 win at La Nueva Olla stadium in Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez scored the only goal of the match late in the first half. He rose above the Cerro defense from an Arias corner to head the ball into the net. In the first leg, at Nubank Parque, the teams had drawn 1-1. The match Palmeiras did not start well and saw Cerro Porteño create more chances throughout the first half. But what matters is that the Brazilian side were more efficient and opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Arias took the corner and Gustavo Gómez climbed well to head the ball into the net. After the break, Palmeiras were far superior and created chances to extend their lead. Carlos Miguel was only called into action in second-half stoppage time, and he managed to preserve the lead that sent the Brazilian team through to the quarterfinals. Next round Palmeiras’ opponent in the quarterfinals will come from the tie between LDU and Mirassol. In the first leg, in the countryside of São Paulo state, the teams drew 1-1. The second leg will be played at the altitude of Quito this Thursday (20). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.