São Paulo got a scare this Thursday (18), but held a 2-2 draw with América-MG, in Belo Horizonte, a result that guaranteed the classification of the São Paulo team to the semifinal of the Copa do Brasil.
As they had won the first game by 1 to 0, the São Paulo team had a good advantage to defend. And the situation became even more comfortable in the first 45 minutes at Independência, with two goals scored by Luciano, in the 23rd and 29th minutes.
Before the break, however, the hosts managed to take a penalty, converted by Wellington Paulista, in the 44th minute, after side Reinaldo deflected the ball with his hand inside the penalty area.
In the final stage, in the 13th minute, Miranda received a second yellow card and was sent off. With one less, São Paulo retreated and started to manage their advantage. At 20 minutes, in one of the rare mistakes of the tricolor defense, América-MG reached the tie with Everaldo. The reaction, however, stopped there.
Classified, Rogério Ceni’s team will face Flamengo in the semifinals, who won the confrontation against Athletico to reach the semifinals.
In the other bracket, Corinthians will face Fluminense. The alvinegro team eliminated Atlético-GO, while the carioca team passed through Fortaleza.
The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) will also hold a draw to define the field commands and inform the dates of the duels.
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