São Paulo edge Olimpia to reach Libertadores quarters: highlights | OneFootball

São Paulo is through to the quarterfinals of the Women's Copa Libertadores! In a tense match on Thursday night (9), the Tricolor women edged Olimpia-PAR in a nail-biter, 1-0, at Estadio Florencio Sola in Banfield, Argentina.

In the first half, at the 28th minute, Aline took a dangerous shot, forcing a save from the opposing goalkeeper. Shortly before halftime, number 10 Camilinha tried her luck, but the ball went over the Paraguayan goal.

Back for the second half, in the very first minute, Aline received a long pass and chipped it over the goalkeeper. The defender cleared it off the line, the referee signaled a goal, but after a VAR review, the goal was disallowed as the ball had not crossed the line.

Soon after, at the 4th minute, Isa won a penalty for Tricolor. Wearing number 77, she took the shot, the goalkeeper saved it, but on the rebound, Pión scored an own goal, netting the hard-fought goal that secured São Paulo's qualification.

Tricolor’s next match will be against Deportivo Cali from Colombia, who advanced in first place in their group with an unbeaten record. The quarterfinal clash will take place this Sunday (12), at 8 p.m., at Estadio Florencio Sola in Banfield (ARG), as they look to secure a spot in the Women's Libertadores semifinals.

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