The new season of the European League has quietly begun, and the author will still take a weekly inventory of the second division of the five major leagues, considering the addition of the Dutch First Division, the Portuguese Super League, the First Division and the Turkish Super League, while the top South American competitions such as the Copa Libertadores, the South American Cup and the Brazilian League will continue to pay attention. Interested fans can follow me, thank you.
The Copa Libertadores quarterfinals ended the second leg of the scramble, with all four finals being produced, flamenco doubles Corinthians, Palmeiras scoring Atletico Mineiro, Sasfield doubleing Tarleres, Atlético Paraná away to university students, and forming a brazilian 3-team encirclement of Sasfield in the semifinals. This is the second consecutive year that the Baliga team has occupied 3 of the top 4 places.
University students 0-1 (aggregate score 0-1) Atlético Paraná (96 mins Vitor Roque)
The stalemate between the two sides lasted until the 96th minute, with a penalty shootout on the horizon (copa libertadores do not apply away scoring rules), three of Atlético Paraná's substitutes teamed up to create a goal, Uruguayan international Terrans forced a breakthrough on the left and then returned, Brazil's homegrown left winger Vidinho clipped a defender and crossed the left-foot arc of the ball, 17-year-old and 165-day young striker Vitor Roque scored with a headpiece, and the little guy became the youngest scorer in the last 20 years of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. In the first leg, 0-0, Atlético Paraná advanced with an aggregate score of 1-0.
Roark
The veteran Scolari, who made a clever substitution, broke the record again, overpowering Bianchi, Gallardo and Renato Gaucho, becoming the first head coach to lead the team to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores six times, and he led the team to achieve this feat in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2018 and this year. At the same time, Atlético Parana also created a miracle, that is, to become the first team to beat the École de La Plata away in the Copa Libertadores knockout rounds, after the Argentine powerhouse won 22 and drew 22 at home in the Copa Libertadores, remaining unbeaten.
Flamengo 1-0 (3-0 on aggregate) Corinthians (Pedro 52 minutes; 68 minutes Mendes red card)
In the first leg, Flamengo relied on goals from De Alascaeta and Barbosa to take a 2-0 lead, and this campaign completed a double. The only goal came in the 52nd minute when Uruguayan god de Alascaeta burst into the box on the left and sent a superbly curved cross from the outside of his right foot, and Pedro flew in to shovel the goal.
Flamengo are unbeaten in 19 Copa Libertadores plus eight consecutive wins, the last time they lost in the Copa Libertadores dates back to 2019, while Corinthians have remained unbeaten in the last six Copa Libertadores (5 draws and 1 loss). Flamengo's D'Arascaeta finished his 19th assist of his Copa Libertadores and remained firmly at the top of the Copa Libertadores assist list for nearly a decade, three times ahead of teammate Bruno Henrique.
De Alaskaeta
Talerres 0-1 (2-4 on aggregate) Sasfield (Julian Fernandez 79 minutes)
This Argentine civil war ensured the existence of other national clubs in the final four and would not be exclusive to The Brazilian team. For the third time in their history, Saasfield reached the Top Four of the Copa Libertadores and have reached the top four twice before, including in 1994. The 18-year-old Argentine winger Julian Fernandez has scored in two consecutive games, receiving a direct block from the team's top scorer Janssen, who has scored an empty shot from the goalkeeper and has won in the Al-Aliga, Copa Libertadores and the Argentine Cup this season.
Fernandez
Palmeiras 0-0 (6-5 on penalties) Atlético Mineiro
The first round of the match was a 2-2 draw, in which three players received red cards, Palmeiras defender Danilo and right winger Scarpa were sent off for serious fouls, while Atletico Mineiro's substitute striker Eduardo Vargas was awarded two yellows in a row. The two teams went into a penalty shoot-out, with their top 5 top 5 penalty shooters all in, with Atletico Mineiro's 6th penalty left-back Rubens missing and his shot saved by Palmeiras goalkeeper Viverton. In the end, the defending champion advanced to a thrilling promotion.
Palmeiras achieved an 18-game unbeaten Coupe de libertadores, chasing the record set by Athletic Winnero, and at the same time, they participated in the Copa Libertadores penalty shootout 10 times, passed 7 times, and were able to qualify in the case of two less than two people at one point. Portugal's young coach Ferreira became the first non-South American manager to lead his team to the Semi-Finals of the Copa Libertadores three times (2020, 2021 and 2022), surpassing Hungarian coach Gutmann in the 1960s.
Pereira
The semi-final matchup is also out, with Atletico Paraná facing Palmeiras and Sasfield against flamenco, and last season's champions and runners-up still have the possibility of meeting the division final. The two-legged semi-final will be played in early September Beijing time.