Coluna do Fla
·20. August 2025
Deyverson knocks out Fortaleza, São Paulo scrape through in Libertadores

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·20. August 2025
Famous for his on-field antics, Deyverson managed to draw laughter from one crowd: that of Velez Sarsfield (ARG). With a serious mistake by the forward, the Argentine team managed to score the goal that sealed Fortaleza's elimination in the round of 16 of the Libertadores this Tuesday (19). Another Brazilian to play tonight, São Paulo beat Atlético Nacional (COL) on penalties and also remains in the competition.
LIBERTADORES Velez (ARG) 2×0 Fortaleza São Paulo 1×1 Atlético Nacional (COL) – São Paulo qualified on penalties Racing (ARG) 3×1 Peñarol (URU) SOUTH AMERICAN Huracan (ARG) 1×3 Once Caldas (COL) Fluminense 2×0 América de Cali (COL) Munshuc Runa (EQU) 2×1 Independiente del Valle (EQU) – Del Valle qualified on penalties
In Brazil, Fortaleza and Velez ended in a 0 to 0 draw. However, the Northeastern team's hope in the Libertadores ended early in Argentina. Just seven minutes in, Carrizo opened the scoring. Later, at 28’, Deyverson made a careless mistake in his own half, the ‘hermanos’ took advantage and Galván sealed the match.
At Morumbi, the match was very balanced. André Silva opened the scoring for São Paulo just three minutes in, and Alfredo Morelos equalized at 25’ of the second half for Atlético Nacional. As the first leg ended 0 to 0, the qualifier was decided on penalties, and the Brazilian team came out on top.
Finally, in Argentina, Racing took the lead, but suffered a draw from Peñarol. As the Uruguayans won in the first leg, the qualification was on track with the 1 to 1. However, in the final moments, in an exciting manner, the hosts pulled off the qualification, with goals at 38 and 49 minutes of the final stage. Thus, the blue and white team continues in the Copa Libertadores da América and will face Velez in the quarterfinals. It's important to note that, if Mengão keeps advancing, the opponent in the semi-finals will come from this match.
If balance and emotion marked the games of the Libertadores, the South American was more predictable. Fluminense, who had already won away from home, beat América de Cali again, this time at Maracanã. The same happened with Once Caldas, who achieved 100% against Huracan. Finally, Munshuc Runa beat Del Valle 2 to 1, conceding a goal in the tenth minute of added time. With the aggregate draw, the dispute went to penalties, and Del Valle advanced.
Now, Flamengo hopes to advance to the quarterfinals of the Libertadores of America this Wednesday (20), at Beira-Rio, against Internacional. The ball rolls from 21:30 (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla. As they won the first leg 1 to 0, a draw is enough for qualification.
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