After two 0-0 draws, in Paraguay and Porto Alegre, Olimpia eliminated Internacional this Thursday, in Beira-Rio, after the penalty shootout. Now, the Paraguayans will be Flamengo’s opponents in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.
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Inter x Olimpia Libertadores Beira-Rio penalty kick Edenilson Aguilar — Photo: Staff Images / Conmebol
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As they had a better campaign in the group stage than the opponent, Flamengo plays the second game as home team. The matches of the next phase will take place between the 11th and 20th of August. In the overall history, there are 18 clashes between the clubs, with a red-black advantage: eight wins, six draws and four defeats.
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Internacional was better than Olimpia during the match, with a much higher number of submissions, but was unable to open the scoring. The best chance was with Edenílson, who missed a penalty during the second half.
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