América-MG defeats Santa Cruz and remains alive in the Copa do Brasil

América-MG qualified for the third phase of the Copa do Brasil after beating Santa Cruz 1-0, on Tuesday night (14) at Arena Independência, in Belo Horizonte. The only goal of the match came in the 46th minute of the first half, when the Argentine Benítez hit after receiving a pass from Aloísio. WE PASSED PHASE!!!! 🐰💚SOVEREIGN IN OUR DOMAINS, WE WIN THE MATCH, CLASSIFY IN THE @COPADOBRASILCBF AND FOLLOW UNVICTED!📸 Mourão Panda / América#AFCxSCFC | 1×0#PraCimaDelesCoelho #SomosVolt pic.twitter.com/GY13TowI9V — América FC ✊🏿 (@AmericaMG) March 15, 2023 Who also guaranteed the classification in the 90 minutes of the ball rolling was Maringá, who, playing at Willie Davids stadium, surpassed Marcílio Dias by 2-0 with goals from Morelli and Robertinho. THE PHOTO OF THE TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE THIRD PHASE OF THE BRAZILIAN CUP! 📷 RATED BY%$&! 🖤🤍💚📸 @brroaraujo #maringafc #maringa #mfc #futebol #paranaense #pracimamaringá pic.twitter.com/zqPD4Dqn0j — Maringá FC (@maringafc) March 15, 2023 Coritiba advanced, but with more difficulty, as it tied at 1 to 1 with Criciúma at Couto Pereira and had to seek classification in the penalty shootout, in which they triumphed by 6 to 5. CLASSIFIEDS! 🇳🇬 Coritiba wins and advances to the next stage of the Copa do Brasil! 💚@CBF_Futebol MAKES THE PIX!! #VamosCoxa pic.twitter.com/OL1SfUQQcF — Coritiba (@Coritiba) March 15, 2023 Now, América-MG, Maringá and Coritiba await the end of the second phase of the national competition to know their next opponents, in a draw to be held later. The third phase of the competition also includes the participation of teams that managed to qualify directly for this stage: Flamengo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Fluminense, Atlético-MG, Athletico-PR, Fortaleza, Internacional, Cruzeiro, Paysandu, Sport and São Paulo.


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