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03.07.2009 11:59

Cruzeiro reach Libertaodores final

Pau Ramírez


OLne of FC Barcelona's possible rivals in the Club World Cup will come from the Copa Libertadores and now it is known that the final will be played on June 15 between Brazil's Cruzeiro and Argentina's Estudiantes de la Plata.


On Wednesday, Estudiantes booked their place with a 3-1 aggregate win over Nacional de Montevideo and a day later Cruzeiro went through after drawing 2-2 with Gremio de Porto Alegre.

The winner of the South American trophy will qualify directly for the Club World Cup and could meet European champions FC Barcelona in the tournament.

Over by the break

maxi-lopezcruzeiro.jpgAfter winning 3-1 at home in the first leg, striker Wellington's two goals in the second game earned Cruzeiro a 5-3 overall victory. The home side made the better start in the game, but Maxi Lopez and German Herrera missed early chances.

Cruzeiro played on the break and took the lead ten minutes before the interval when Wellington volleyed home when picked out by a cross from Kleber. Two minutes the same player scored again with a diving header as he connected with a centre from Jonathan.

Rever pulled a goal back in the second half and Souza then drew Gremio level on the night, but Adilson was sent off for a foul on Kleber and with his dismissal went any chance that the Brazilian's had of making a comeback.
Cruzeiro reach Libertaodores final
In search of their third title
The Belo Horizonte side, for whom former Blaugrana defender Juan Pablo Sorin plays, go in search of their third Copa Libertadores having won the tournament in 1976 and 1997. Estudiantes won the cup in three consecutive years having been triumphant in 1968, 1969 and 1970, before losing in the 1971 final.


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