Ríchard Ríos and his team, Palmeiras, said goodbye to the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday in an exciting match. After losing 2-1 in the first leg, they tied 2-2 against Botafogo in Sao Paulo and saw their rival advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
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The Colombian played 71 minutes and was sacrificed to try to give Palmeiras more attack, which was 0-2 down at one point. He managed to tie the match and even had the goal that took the series to penalty kicks, but the goal was disallowed due to a previous handball by Gustavo Gómez, the scorer.
Ríos was the protagonist of a brawl midway through the first half, when he made a strong tackle on an opponent and two Botafogo players went up to him to complain. Referee Facundo Tello showed him a yellow card for that action, in the 35th minute.
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