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A real surprise was experienced this Tuesday in the Copa Libertadores, since Racing de Avellaneda went to the Maracan stadium in Ro de Janiero to eliminate the current champion of the continental tournament, Flamengo, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The duel of the Chilean players was left by the trident made up of Gabriel Arias, Eugenio Mena and the injured Marcelo Daz, who left the national team Mauricio Isla on the road.
Furthermore, Arias and Mena were starters in the ‘Academy’, being figures in the Argentine team. While the ‘Huaso’ did the same in the ‘Mengao’.
The trans-Andean cast won 5-3 on penalties after equaling 1-1 in regulation time, the same score that they achieved in the Cilindro de Avellaneda.
The visit took the lead in the 65th minute with a score by Leonardo Sigali after a stopped ball play. But in the last action of the game the same for the locals Willian Arao, who headed a corner kick.
And on penalties the shootout went entirely to Racing, a team that converted all five shots against three by Flamengo, as Arao could not face the resistance of goalkeeper Gabriel Arias on the fourth shot, who blocked the shot.
Now the Albiceleste team will wait for a rival for the quarterfinals, the one that will come out of the key between Internacional de Porto Alegre (BRA) and Boca Juniors (ARG).
