Arequipa is experiencing a fair and necessary celebration. Melgar has qualified for the semifinals of the Copa Sudamericana after defeating Internacional de Porto Alegre in Brazil in a penalty shootout. After a tie during the 90 minutes in both the first and second leg matches, the teams had to settle it from the penalty spot.
At this stage, the Peruvian team managed to win 3-1 thanks to the brilliance of Carlos Cáceda, the goalkeeper of the Arequipa team, who made great saves.
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The qualification, furthermore, would not have been possible without the effectiveness of the rojinegros players, who turned the opportunity into goals.
It is important to mention that they will now face Independiente del Valle to determine the next qualifier. Find out below which players missed penalties in the Melgar vs. Internacional match.
Internacional de Porto Alegre
These were the players who took penalties:
- 1) Edenilson missed the penalty.
- 2) Taison did not score the penalty.
- 3) Carlos de Pena missed the penalty.
- 4) Pedro Henríquez converted the penalty.
Melgar de Arequipa
These were the players who took penalties:
- 1) Kenji Cabrera scored the goal.
- 2) Leonel Galeano missed the penalty.
- 3) Bernardo Cuesta scored the penalty.
- 4) Luis Iberico scored the winning goal.
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Conmebol highlights Carlos Cáceda as the star of the match
After saving the first three penalties from Internacional de Porto Alegre, Conmebol Sudamericana highlighted Carlos Cáceda for his tremendous work in Brazil.
"Carlos Cáceda, Melgar's star: this is how the three saved penalties and celebrations were experienced from the field. The Peruvian team among the top four of the Conmebol Sudamericana," wrote via Twitter.
Melgar vs. Independiente del Valle: match date
The date for the first leg semifinal match will be Wednesday, August 31 at 5:15 pm in Quito. The second leg will take place on September 7 at 9:30 pm in Arequipa.