Barcelona consiguió avanzar a la siguiente ronda tras el pobre empate sin goles ante Boca, que debe ganarle a The Strongest si no quiere dolores de cabeza.
En San Pablo, Defensa y Justicia superó a Palmeiras 4-3 sobre la hora y al caer Independiente del Valle en Perú, logró la clasificación a octavos de final.
Print Article
Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich consults the VAR in the Copa Libertadores semi-final second leg clash between Brazil s Palmeiras and Argentina s River Plate AMANDA PEROBELLI Text size
Palmeiras held on to reach the Copa Libertadores final despite losing 2-0 to 10-man River Plate on Tuesday as the Argentines were twice denied by controversial VAR decisions.
River dominated the semi-final second leg at a empty Allianz Parque stadium in Sao Paulo, but goals from Robert Rojas, who was later dismissed, and Rafael Borre were not enough to overturn their 3-0 home defeat last week to the Brazilians, who progressed 3-2 on aggregate.
A double Primera Division title winner with La Academia as a player in 2001 and 2014, Milito returned to Racing at the start of 2018 in a new role alongside freshly appointed coach Eduardo Coudet.
The handing out of such positions, be they as technical secretary, sporting director, director of football or the rather confusing (to English-speaking ears) manager post is a common honour for club favourites, and often means little more than a popular buffer between irate fans and presidents when results take a turn for the worse.
Milito, however, applied to his job the same dedication, commitment and intelligence that served him so well on the pitch for the likes of Racing, Genoa and Inter, transforming the club both on the pitch and off it.