📹 Corinthians knock out Rosario with ten men, into Libertadores

📹 Corinthians knock out Rosario with ten men, into Libertadores At a packed Neo Química Arena, Corinthians beat Rosario Central 1-0 this Thursday (20) in the second leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16 (first leg 0-0). Highlights coming soon Surprisingly, in the first half, Timão failed to apply the expected pressure despite playing in front of the Fiel Torcida. So much so that their only real scoring chance came from a good strike by Kaio César, which Ledesma saved. The Argentine side, meanwhile, led by Di María, looked quite comfortable on the pitch. After the break, things got even tougher for Corinthians when Raniele left his studs in Coppeti’s knee and was sent off after a VAR review. The black-and-white supporters in Itaquera only got truly fired up again when Memphis Depay came on for Pedro Raul, finally bringing the contract renewal saga to an end. And the Fiel was right! The Dutch idol took a free kick from the corner of the box on the left side of the attack, and Breno Bidon popped up in the area to get a touch and open the scoring for Corinthians against Rosario Central. 🦅 Support, yes — accountability too! Before the ball started rolling, the Fiel Torcida displayed banners showing their outrage at the current situation at the club from Parque São Jorge. "Fiel fan, right to vote!", "Judicial intervention now!" and "Enough amateurism" were the banners held up by the Corinthians supporters. 🚦 What’s next With the qualification secured, Corinthians will face Estudiantes, also from Argentina, in the quarterfinals.  Conmebol still needs to confirm the match dates, but the first leg (between September 8 and 10) will take place in La Plata, while the second leg (between September 15 and 17) will be at Neo Química Arena. Timão return to action next Sunday (23), when they visit Coritiba at Couto Pereira at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the 24th round of the Brasileirão. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.