Estudiantes advanced to the Copa Libertadores final for the sixth time in its history and the first time since 2009. The team from La Plata, Argentina, defeated Flamengo 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Brazil, after two matches—the first leg and the second leg—both of which ended scoreless. Forty-year-old Fernando Muslera was the hero of the match, saving three penalty kicks for the victors, who, starting in the 50th minute, due to the ejection of Baltasar Rodríguez.
In the championship final, to be held on November 28 in Montevideo, Uruguay, they will face Palmeiras, which yesterday also defeated Fluminense in a penalty shootout. There, they will vie for their fifth title in the competition.
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In the penalty shootout, the home team failed to score on their second attempt with Jorginho, on the third attempt by Paquetá, and on the fifth by Bruno Henrique, as Muslera saved all three, while the “Students,” whose president is Juan Sebastián Verón, missed only the second attempt by Setre out of four attempts.
*photo source: AP
