São Paulo face Argentina’s Tigre in Copa Sudamericana final

São Paulo are now set to face Tigre in the Copa Sudamericana after the Argentineans edged out Millionarios with a 1-1 draw. The first leg ended goalless, therefore Tigre go through to the final on away goals after they netted in Colombia. Mariano Echeverria had put the Argentines 1-0 up before Millionarios rallied and Jorge […]
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2012-11-30 13:30:00

São Paulo are now set to face Tigre in the Copa Sudamericana after the Argentineans edged out Millionarios with a 1-1 draw.

The first leg ended goalless, therefore Tigre go through to the final on away goals after they netted in Colombia.

Mariano Echeverria had put the Argentines 1-0 up before Millionarios rallied and Jorge Perlaza snatched a draw in the last minute.

However, the equaliser wasn’t enough and Tigre will now face the Brazilians in the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

São Paulo progressed to the final after defeating Universidad Católica 1-1 on aggregate, with away goals deciding the winner once again.

The Brazilians beat Bahia, LDU Loja, Universidad Chile and Universidad de Católica to make it to the final.

Tigre defeated Argentinos Juniors, Deportivo Quito, Cerro Porteño and Millionarios to secure a place in the title decider.