Muslera saves three as 10-man Estudiantes knock out Flamengo to reach the Libertadores final
Both legs of the semifinal ended 0–0. Estudiantes won the shootout 3–2 at the Maracanã and will meet Palmeiras in Montevideo on November 28.
By GoalPost · Reporting from La Nación and beIN Sports
Estudiantes de La Plata knocked out Flamengo, the holders, on penalties at the Maracanã on Thursday. The second leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinal finished 0–0, like the first leg in La Plata a week earlier, and Estudiantes won the shootout 3–2.
Alexander Medina's side played almost the whole second half with ten men after Baltasar Rodríguez was shown a second yellow card early in the half.
In the shootout, Fernando Muslera saved from Jorginho, Lucas Paquetá and Bruno Henrique. Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Léo Pereira scored for Leonardo Jardim's Flamengo; José Sosa, Eros Mancuso and Tiago Palacios scored for Estudiantes, and Edwuin Cetré missed.
Estudiantes reach their first Libertadores final since they won the trophy in 2009, per La Nación. They play Palmeiras at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo on November 28. beIN Sports notes the two clubs also met in the 1968 final.
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