Luck and football smile at him Sports Tolimawhich is very close to securing its qualification for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2022. The ‘pijao’ cast, in need of a ‘little hand’, celebrated this Thursday as their own the triumph of Atletico Mineiro (3-1) ante Valley Independent of Ecuador, within the framework of the fifth date of Group D of the continental contest.
The goals of the victory of the Brazilians against the Ecuadorians, in the Mineirao de Belo Horizonte, were scored Hulk (9′ and 57′) and Savio Moreira (90+6′).
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With this, Atlético secured their ticket to the next round and incidentally helped the ‘tribe’, which was outlined to obtain the precious quota on the last date; even with a defeat on their visit to this team, if ‘IDV’ does not beat América Mineiro at home.
Thanks to the conquest of Atlético, the ‘red wine and gold’ retained second place on the board with eight points and zero goal difference, compared to five from his direct rival and -1 on balance. With this, the ‘musicals’ will be enough with a tie in their visit to Brazilian territory to register among the 16 best clubs in the tournament. In the worst case, if it falls, there can be no independence victory.
Although the possibilities are still intact, in a large part of the fans there is still a dislike for the draw (2-2) of this Wednesday of the ‘tribe’, which could with its victory and this result have ensured its presence in the ‘eighth’ cup holders in advance. But as if the road was too easy, the team from Ibague wanted a little more drama and left everything for the last game, hoping to achieve the goal.
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