Vasco have reached the Copa do Brasil semifinals for the third consecutive year.
The spot was secured this Wednesday (2) with a 2-0 win over Vitória.
Just like in the first leg, Andrés Gómez found the net after leading and finishing a counterattack.
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Puma Rodríguez scored the goal that sealed the result deep into second-half stoppage time.
Vasco’s opponent in the next round will be Palmeiras, who also knocked out Santos this Wednesday.
The match
Looking for another comeback at home in this Copa do Brasil, Vitória tried to put Vasco under pressure from the start.
Leão looked especially dangerous from set pieces and crosses into the box.
But it was Vasco who created the best scoring chances.
In the first half, Spinelli had a great chance to open the scoring with a header, but hit the post.
Early in the second half, Vitória did manage to find the net from another set-piece situation.
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However, the play was ruled out for Luan Cândido’s razor-thin offside.
As time went on, Vitória pushed further forward and, just like in the first leg, Vasco took advantage of a counterattack to open the scoring.
Andrés Gómez “recreated” the move he himself had produced at São Januário, driving forward at speed and finding the net with a shot from outside the box.
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