The Copa quarterfinal second-legs are back underway Wednesday evening as four Brazilian giants were in action. Here is what went down. Calleri 87′ ; Almada 15′ Botafogo needed penalties but found a way past after being the better teams over two legs, securing their path to the semifinals.
São Paulo showed little ambition to do more than sit in and make their visitors break the down, but the plan backfired as it only took them 15 minutes to do so. After a last-gasp save from Rafael, Thiago Almada was waiting to head home from point-blank range to open the scoring on the night and in the tie. Despite going a goal down in the tie, did little to spark their home fans until a controversial penalty call went the way of the hosts — a lifeline on the night.
But luck would not be on their side as veteran forward Lucas Moura skied his attempt from 12 yards. While it appeared that the clash would fizzle out with the visitors snatching the win, the drama was ratcheted up in the dying minutes when Jonathan Calleri nabbed the equaliser after missing a sitter earlier in the game, sending the tie to penalties. After a pair of saves from each keeper, Matheus Martins stepped up for the visitors and fired home to pip their hosts in the tie.
Deyverson 50′, 89′ A Deyverson double saw send crashing out at the quarterfinal stage. The match fell into it’s pattern almost from the first whistle as poured on the pressure looking to find a leveller in the tie. The hosts were rampant, creat.
