Independiente Santa Fe had to push themselves on a field in very poor condition due to the rain, but managed to get the result they needed, a 1-1 draw against Ferroviaria that qualifies the Colombian runner-up to the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, in Paraguay.
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Las Leonas stayed in first place in group C, with five points, and with the tie they eliminated the Brazilians, two-time champions of the tournament.
Second place went to Dragonas, the women’s team from Independiente del Valle, which reached four points after its 2-0 victory against Peñarol, which said goodbye to the tournament.
Santa Fe, which began losing with a goal from Rafaela Soares, at 33 minutes, achieved the tie thanks to a penalty taken by Maria Camila Reyes in the 73rd minute, after a foul against the young Karla Torres, who came from the bench to lend an important hand.
Goalkeeper Yessica Velásquez also had a key performance, with a sensational job, especially in the final part of the match.
The match was delayed an hour due to the heavy rains that affected Asunción and ended up ruining the field of the Arsenio Erico stadium, where the match was played.
Santa Fe awaits rival in the quarterfinals of the women’s Libertadores
The team led by Venezuelan Ómar Ramírez awaits a rival. He will come out of the group D duels, which will be played this Thursday. Deportivo Cali, leader of group D with six units, seeks to secure classification against Santiago Morning, from Chile, second with three. Alianza Lima, also third with three, plays against Guaraní.
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