Vasco ratings: Bruno Duarte, Sosa and Puma shine in 2-0 Santa Fe win | OneFootball

Vasco reached the Sudamericana semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Santa Fe. According to Globo.com, Bruno Duarte, Santiago Sosa and Puma Rodríguez were standout performers.

Léo Jardim made a point-blank save from Rodallega with the game goalless. Saldivia started nervously with a miscontrol that invited danger, then used a gap from Emerson Rodríguez to deliver for Bruno Duarte to open the scoring.

After the interval, Sosa excelled in duels and interceptions, timing his presses to give defensive security. Puma stayed a major outlet on the right, and his fine cross was headed in by David with his first touch. Minutes later David passed up a clear chance after another Puma burst.

Robert Renan was secure at the back despite forcing some long balls, while Lucas Piton was steady even as Marino Hinestroza’s poor recovery work left him exposed. Tchê Tchê was late into two dangerous first-half actions, yet he helped start the second goal with a pass to Puma. Ramon Rique initially overplayed, then simplified, and later drew a smart stop from Mosquera.

Adson offered neat passes but wasted counters and was withdrawn to add energy. Thiago Mendes came on to keep possession, Lucas Freitas arrived late, and Andrés Gómez was below par without consequence with the score comfortable. Nuno Moreira struggled, leaving gaps and misplacing attacks.

Pedro Emanuel kept rotating the squad to manage the calendar and his team were dominant, barely troubled. The progress was richly deserved, and the club are three games from an international title.

Source: Globo.com

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