Fortaleza lose in Argentina and crash out of the Libertadores ❌ | OneFootball

Fortaleza has been eliminated from the 2025 Libertadores edition.

The Brazilian team was defeated 2-0 by Vélez Sarsfield away from home, on Tuesday (19), in the return match of the round of 16.

The teams had drawn without goals in the first leg match, at Castelão.

With the qualification, Vélez is the first club guaranteed in the quarterfinals of the tournament this year.

The opponent in the next phase comes from the match between Peñarol and Racing, who play the return match of the confrontation still on this Tuesday, in Argentina.

The Uruguayan team won the first leg match in Uruguay with a score of 1-0.

The game

Vélez was better on the field for most of the time and opened the scoring early.

After a free kick in the area, Carrizo rose freely and headed into the net at six minutes.

The Argentine team extended their lead still in the first half.

Galvan received a beautiful pass inside the area and finished well to shake the net.

Fortaleza appeared little in the attack during the initial stage and had their best chances of scoring after the interval.

Lucca Prior even hit the post with a beautiful shot from outside the area.

However, the team led by Renato Paiva did not give many other signs of reaction on the field and ended the game without scoring.

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