Palmeiras dispatch Cerro Porteño to go through in the Libertadores | OneFootball

Palmeiras are in the Libertadores quarterfinals.

The spot was secured this Wednesday with a 1-0 win at La Nueva Olla stadium in Paraguay.

Gustavo Gómez scored the only goal of the match in the closing stages of the first half.

He rose above the Cerro defense from an Arias corner and headed the ball into the net.

The match

Palmeiras did not start well and saw Cerro Porteño create more attempts throughout the first half.

But what mattered was that the Brazilian side were more efficient and opened the scoring in the 40th minute.

Arias took the corner and Gustavo Gómez rose 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 stoppage time of the second half, and he managed to preserve the lead that sends the Brazilian side into the quarterfinals.

Next round

Palmeiras’ opponent in the quarterfinals will come from the tie between LDU and Mirassol.

In the first leg, in the interior of São Paulo, the teams drew 1-1.

The second leg will be played at altitude in Quito this Thursday (20).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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