In the penalty shootout, Internacional ignored the tradition of the Argentine rival and celebrated the place in the quarterfinals a lot
On the night of this Tuesday, 08, the International entered the field and faced the river plate in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Libertadores. After losing the first leg 2-1, the Brazilian team won 2-1 in normal time. Already on penalties, Colorado dispatched the Argentines and led the crowd to delirium.
Despite the dominance and the chances created, Internacional failed to score in the initial stage. But the team from Rio Grande do Sul put the responsibility for the elimination on the referee. At 35 minutes of the first half, Busts was knocked down by Paulo Diaz within the area. Even after the VAR review, the referee scored nothing and drove the Brazilians crazy.
On what planet is this not a penalty kick? pic.twitter.com/1MoapyUgWs
— Andrei Kampff (@AndreiKampff) August 9, 2023
In the dispute of the second stage, River Plate used and abused the experience to maintain the tie. At 15 minutes, mauricio he swung the string to Internacional, but the referee pointed out an offside in the bid. Despite all the attempts to open the scoring, Colorado stayed in almost and started to pressure the rival to open the scoring.
And that’s what happened! At 24 minutes, Market he took advantage of the deflection after a corner kick and headed firmly to open the scoring. 1 to 0. Packed with the goal, Internacional dominated the actions and reached the second goal. At 32, Alan Patrick took a free kick and saw the ball die in the goalkeeper’s corner. 2 to 0. But River didn’t give up and discounted with red at 44. 2 to 1. Let’s go to penalties!
PENALTIES!
1st charge:
River Plate: Palavecino (Goal)
International: Luiz Adriano (Goal)
2nd charge:
River Plate: Beltrán (Goal)
International: Enner Valencia (Goal)
3rd charge:
River Plate: Nacho Fernandez (Goal)
International: Bruno Henrique (Goal)
4th charge:
River Plate: De la Cruz (Goal)
International: Pedro Henrique (Goal)
5th charge:
River Plate: Colidio (Goal)
International: Renê (Goal)
6th charge:
River Plate: Aliendro (Goal)
International: Market (Goal)
7th charge:
River Plate: Solari (Lost)
International: Penalty (Lost)
8th charge:
River Plate: Enzo Díaz (Goal)
International: Johnny (Goal)
9th charge:
River Plate: Paulo Díaz (Goal)
International: Igor Gomes (Goal)
10th charge:
River Plate: Rojas (Lost)
International: Rochet (Goal)
Source: sportbuzz
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