Fortaleza is classified “do sofa” and is 1º Brazilian in the oitavas of the South-American; understand

The sofa, or Fortaleza qualified, in this fourth fair (8), for the eighth final of the Copa Sul-Americana. It is the first guaranteed Brazilian team that does not kill-kill the competition.

After losing for two worse times in the tournament, the Estudiantes de Mérida-VEN, in the terça-feira (6), the Brazilian time specified that the Palestinian-CHL did not win or San Lorenzo, in Argentina, to guarantee the oitavas. And it was what happened.

The tie without a goal fez the Chileans will win 8 points. Isso makes it impossible to reach the 12 points of Fortaleza, which guarantees the leadership of Group H with an early run — the Argentines have five points and the Venezuelans, three.

Only the first of each key advance directly to the eighth final. In the new competition regulations for the 2023 edition, the second placed will play a playoff, called playoff, against the third two groups of the Copa Libertadores, which will migrate to the tournament.

Quem passar in the eliminatory confrontation, round trip, advances to the eighth final of the Copa Sul-Americana.

See the situation of other Brazilians in the South American

O São Paulo, with 13 points in Group D, is another Brazilian who is very close to the classification. In the last round, on June 27, he could lose by at least four different goals from Tigre-ARG, not Morumbi, who advanced directly to the eighth final.

Botafogo, Bragantino and Goiás will finish the last round with good chances of being the first of their keys. Or América can only be second, and go to the playoff, while Santos has no better chance of advancing in a bad situation.

O Newell’s Old Boys, from Argentina, is also already assured in the eighth final as leader of Group E.