Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Copa Libertadores: Independiente Top Pumas In PK Shootout To Advance

At Mexico City:

In the finale of the quarterfinal round of the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday, Ismael Sosa's double (15', 17') enabled Pumas to take game two of their series with Independiente del Valle 2-1 and square the series at 3-3 on aggregate.

However, with overtime dispensed with, the Ecuadorian club, with Gabriel Cortez, Emiliano Tellechea, Jose Angulo, Luis Caicedo Medina, and Arturo Mina all converting their spot kicks, won the penalty-kick shootout 5-3 to advance to the semifinal round.

Here are the match-ups for the semifinal round, with the game-one hosts listed first:

Sao Paulo (Brazil) vs. Atletico Nacional (Colombia)

Independiente del Valle (Ecuador) vs. Boca Juniors (Argentina)

The opening games are set for July 5-7 with the return matches to be played July 12-14.

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