2015 Copa Libertadores final stages vs Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro knocked São Paulo out of the 2015 Libertadores on penalties.
São Paulo met Cruzeiro in the round of 16 of the 2015 Copa Libertadores. São Paulo won the first leg 1–0 at the Estádio do Morumbi on May 6, 2015, Cruzeiro won the second leg 1–0 at the Estádio Mineirão on May 13, and Cruzeiro went through 4–3 on penalties.
Quick Facts
- Round
- Round of 16
- First leg
- May 6, 2015, Estádio do Morumbi: São Paulo 1–0 Cruzeiro (Centurión 82')
- Second leg
- May 13, 2015, Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte: Cruzeiro 1–0 São Paulo (Leandro Damião 54')
- Aggregate
- 1–1, Cruzeiro won 4–3 on penalties
- Attendance
- 66,369 (first leg), 37,719 (second leg)
Facts from the source article.
Background
Centurión scored the only goal of the first leg in the 82nd minute, in front of 66,369 at the Morumbi. In Belo Horizonte Leandro Damião levelled the tie in the 54th minute, and with the aggregate 1–1 the tie went to a shoot-out. Cruzeiro then lost to River Plate in the quarter-finals, and River Plate went on to win the competition.
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