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Canobbio spoil Platense miracle, Fluminense land semifinal for Libertadores

Fluminense don qualify for semifinal of CONMEBOL Libertadores after Agustín Canobbio score for second half, and e kill Platense miracle for Vicente López. Platense bin dey lead 2-0 for house, stadium turn madness, aggregate stand level after the 2-0 for Río de Janeiro, but goal for 57 minutes and one save from Brazilian goalkeeper near the end allow the visitor to qualify.

Mainero and Sepúlveda score the goals for Calamar for this match, but Agustín Canobbio score the goal wey put Fluminense for semifinal of CONMEBOL tournament.

Martín Palermo side come close, close well well, but Canobbio push Fluminense to next phase. Goals from Mainero and Sepúlveda no mean anything after the Uruguayan score for second half. Some defeats dey pain, but some dey taste well. Calamar and Palermo no need anybody to explain miracles. Club history and the coach himself na living proof. Team wey until few years ago no get right to dream.

For the Argentine club, e don already be one to reach so far for competition wey dey give and take. Nobody go ever blame dem say dem no try, because for one moment dem even hold am for hand. David against Goliath. The helpless side face am and nearly make haun, and if no be the final result, e dey on road to enter competition history books. At 30 minutes, Mainero put Calamar ahead, with help from rebound off Millan Díaz leg, to dream with open eyes. Everything dey front. Flu helpless, no control of game, Hulk disappear for battle, dem no fit face am, even though better thing still dey come. For stoppage time, and with head, Bruno Sepúlveda head equalize the tie after precise cross from Mainero himself.

See to believe for Vicente López, flooded by black tide wey cover stands for first half of dream, where only thing missing na to close the rout. Because Flu, with financial power and better individual, you no fit count dem dead. With renewed face, dem fight to avoid dishonor of falling like that. Marcao no move, e wait make the same people wey err for first half turn situation around. Dem do am for hour mark. For one serious error from Merlini, e give possession for final third, the finish come. For just three passes, from Martinelli to Hulk and he filter pass so Canobbio, after cut for area, burst Calamar oxygen bubble.

Platense no fit believe am, but still dem do tripas coração to try turn situation again. Palermo release Zappiola, wey scatter for last quarter hour, and e nearly make miracle again, but Fabio, with double historic save, stop the biggest one. For line, double chance from Sepúlveda and Retamar, goalkeeper turn hero. Victories wey dey pain, but e leave club wey never even allow itself to dream to reach this phase, where with work, everything possible.

Fluminense don dey wait for semifinal. The rival go come from Liga or Palmeiras. La U appear as favourite to get the qualification.