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Fortaleza’s Runner-Up Finish in South American Cup Finals: Recap and Analysis

After the CBF postponed the game with Botafogo, the Fortaleza had all week to prepare to face the LDUthis Saturday, in Uruguay, in the final of South American Cup. It was not enough. The team ended up being runner-up on penalties.

In normal time, Fortaleza opened the scoring with Lucero, but was equalized by Alzugaray, finishing 1-1. After a goalless extra time, the dispute went to penalties.

In the kicks, Fortaleza had the chance to kill the dispute, but Pedro Augusto wasted the last kick of the normal series. LDU took advantage and ended up champions, after Brítez missed the last penalty.

With the runner-up, Fortaleza did not qualify for the Libertadores via the South American Championship and will have to compete for a place in the Brazilian Championship.

2023-10-28 22:58:16
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