Brazil’s Flamengo and Ecuador’s LDU defeated Estudiantes La Plata and Sao Paulo, respectively, on Thursday to qualify for the Copa Libertadores semifinals.
Three-time Copa Libertadores champions Flamingo lost the second leg 1-0 for a final 2-2 on aggregate but prevailed on penalty kicks with goalkeeper Agustin Rossi deflecting shots from Gaston Benedetti and Santiago Ascacibar in the shootout.
Flamengo, in the semifinals for the first time since 2022, will play another Argentine club in the next round where they are set to play against Racing Club, which advanced to the final four after beating Velez Sarsfield.
Benedetti sent the match to the penalty kicks with a goal in the 45th minute.
Earlier, Jeison Medina scored in the first half and LDU defeated Sao Paulo 1-0 in Brazil to secure their spot in the semifinals, where they will play Palmeiras, another Brazilian club.
Medina, a Colombian striker, scored the game’s only
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