Palmeiras defeat Atlético Mineiro on penalties

Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro drew 0x0 in a scoreless match on Wednesday, in a match relating to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores. The first leg fixture ended in a 2x2 draw.

With 29 minutes on the clock, Palmeiras saw Danilo get a straight red card The first-half ended without any goals.

After 82 minutes, Gustavo Scarpa left the game early after seeing a red card. After seeing his second yellow card deep into added time, Eduardo Vargas was sent off and left Atlético Mineiro with 10-man.

The second half was not much different from the first, with the match coming to an end with no goals.

With this result, Palmeiras are through to the next round of the competition.