The Rio de Janeiro team will look for its first continental title at home at the Maracaná Stadium on November 4 against the winner of the semi-final, who will also face Brazilian Palmeiras and the Argentinian Boca juniors.
After the draw in the first leg (2-2), the team Fernando Diniz He was beaten for the entire first half in Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, but reacted in time to neutralize the Argentine defender’s initial goal. Gabriel Mercado in the 9th minute.
Inter forgave the penalty three times through the Ecuadorian Enner Valencia and the ‘Flu’ took advantage with the extremis blows of John Kennedy (m.81) and Cano (m.87).
Marcelo, formerly of Real Madrid, was crucial in getting out of the squad and becoming conductor of the Rio squad.
The tricolor Carioca will therefore play its second final of the Copa Libertadores, after losing it in 2008 against League of Quito.
Inter, champions in 2006 and 2010, marked ground from the first minute with suffocating pressure. The thousands of gorges of Beira-Rio, this Wednesday transformed into a caldera, gave it the necessary oxygen to envelop the visitors.
Cano and Wanderson were the first to test the nerves of the goalkeepers in both markets.
But it was Mercado who opened the scoring after a corner kick Alan Patrick.
The former Sevilla player rose higher than two rivals to head into the poor start of Fábio, who stayed halfway and ended up on the ground after colliding with Nino.
The Rio team’s defense continued to leak, with huge spaces in between Marcelo and Felipe Melo. The ‘Griep’ found it dark every time they crossed the midfield line. In the first half he could not find any way to salvation.
He only saw some light when Marcelo left the team and became another midfielder. Released, the former Madrid player gave some meaning to the attacking play of Diniz’s students.
That move allowed them to take some initiative and take their first corner in the 40th minute.
However, the spaces Marcelo left behind in defense were used by Inter to play on Valencia, Maurício and the Spaniard Hugo Mallo. Diniz, with a serious face, did not stop taking notes.
The Brazilian coach also changed the drawing at half-time with the arrival of midfielder Martinelli and striker Kennedy. Felipe Melo and Alexsander, the ones who were sacrificed.
The message was clear: attack, attack and attack.
The team showed remarkable signs of improvement. Marcelo continued with total freedom of movement. Inter rolled up their sleeves and started setting up trenches in front of their area, with the idea of condemning the counter-attack.
Source: El heraldo
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