América ties with Corinthians and reaches the classification in the quarterfinals of the Brazil Cup



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(Photo: Alexandre Guzanshe / EM DA Press)
OR America He made history this Wednesday drawing with him Corinthians 1 to 1, in Independncia, in Belo Horizonte, for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Brazil Cup. With the result, the team reached the qualification in the quarterfinals, since they won the first match of the previous week, 1-0, at the Neo Qumica Arena, in So Paulo. Until then, the best participation of the club in the knockout tournament had been registered in the 1998 and 2018 editions (eighth).

In the duel in Horto, Coelho created good opportunities in the first half, but sinned by lack of caprice and did not take the score from zero. In the final stage, Timo scored 1-0 with Fagner, on a penalty spot marked by the referee Wagner do Nascimento Magalhes with the help of the VAR. However, also in maximum penalty -marked without consulting the video-, Rodolfo He left everything the same for the owners of the house, at age 38, and guaranteed another R $ 3.3 million in reward to the US coffers (R $ 10.59 million accumulated).

Classified, America will face its next opponent on Friday (6), at 11:30 am, in a draw to be held at the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation, in Rio de Janeiro. So Paulo, Cuiab, Cear and Flamengo They are also guaranteed on Wednesdays. There are two other open positions. OR Palms Receives the Bragantino this Thursday, at 7pm, at Allianz Parque, in So Paulo, with a 3 to 1 advantage built in the first game. at 9:30 pm, the Thunder visit the Youth, at the Alfredo Jaconi stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS), backed by a 1-0 on the road.