Historic: Platense beat Corinthians in Brazil, into Libertadores last 16 | OneFootball

Calamar made history in São Paulo. Against the group leaders, Walter Zunino’s team wrote a dream chapter with a 2-0 victory. Platense beat Corinthians in Brazil and advanced in the Copa Libertadores, while Independiente Santa Fe will go into the Sudamericana.

Marrón was better than Timao. Part of that was because they opened the scoring quickly. An unintentional handball by Rodrigo Garro inside the box led to a penalty for the Argentine side. Franco Zapiola struck from the spot and made it 1-0.

During the first half, Platense barely had any trouble. In fact, Corinthians only threatened with a scuffed shot from Memphis Depay. And the Dutch forward’s strike was dealt with comfortably by Matías Borgogno.

On a dream night, Platense finished everything off in the second half against Corinthians

Zapiola was the undisputed star in Brazil. Before halftime, he unleashed a rocket that Hugo Souza tipped away in full flight. However, the Timao goalkeeper made a mistake coming off his line 12 minutes into the second half, and the Marrón forward chipped it to extend the lead.

Calamar had a chance for a third with a curling shot from Nicolás Retamar. After that, the team from Vicente López managed the game and focused on protecting the advantage. The home side tried to pull one back with a header from Gustavo Henrique and a right-footed effort from Zakaria Labyad that Borgogno dealt with through a pair of outstanding saves.

Corinthians finished the group stage in first place. Platense, with the 2-0 win in São Paulo, also reached the round of 16 as an impressive runner-up in their first international campaign. On top of that, Marrón had the pleasure of claiming away wins against former champions of this tournament such as Timao and Peñarol.

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