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Erick Pulgar's Flamengo eliminates Cruzeiro, reaches Libertadores quarterfinals
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Erick Pulgar's Flamengo eliminates Cruzeiro, reaches Libertadores quarterfinals

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Flamengo, featuring Erick Pulgar, defeated Cruzeiro 2-1 to advance to the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.
  • The aggregate score for the round of 16 was 3-2 in favor of Flamengo.
  • Flamengo will face the winner of the Deportes Tolima vs. Independiente del Valle match in the next round.

Flamengo has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Cruzeiro at the Maracanã stadium. Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar played the entire match for Flamengo, contributing to their aggregate win of 3-2 in the round of 16 tie.

The Brazilian giants opened the scoring in the first half with a goal from Giorgian de Arrascaeta in the 35th minute, assisted by Pedro. However, Cruzeiro equalized in the second half with a long-range shot from Lucas Romero in the 51st minute.

Flamengo secured their advancement when Samuel Lino scored the decisive second goal in the 62nd minute, also assisted by Pedro. The victory sets up a quarterfinal clash for Flamengo against the winner of the match between Deportes Tolima and Independiente del Valle.

The first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals is scheduled to take place between September 8 and 10, with the return legs played one week later.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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