COPA LIBERTADORES
Estudiantes stuns Flamengo, handing Palmeiras a 1968 rematch in Montevideo
Estudiantes players celebrate after beating Flamengo in Rio. Photo: Sergio Moraes/Reuters/Folhapress
Estudiantes de La Plata eliminated defending champion Flamengo from the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night, winning a penalty shootout 3-2 at the Maracanã after two goalless legs. The upset spares Palmeiras a third final against the Rio club in six years and sends it instead toward an older grudge.
Palmeiras and Estudiantes will meet on…
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