Germán Cano, Argentina’s opponent of the historic Fluminense win. Photo: EFE/STR.
Fluminense I got complicated, because I had to win and recover six goal differences Junior from Colombia, which received the Unión de Santa Fe in Barranquilla. And the Rio de Janeiro team did their part, but it wasn’t enough: they achieved the biggest result in South American Cup history with 10-1 against Oriente Petrolero in Bolivia, although they were behind Tatengue, to hit the punch to stay in group H.
There was one Argentine star in an insane game, with seven goals (6-1) and two sent off (Hugo Rojas at home and Nonato on visit) only in the first half. Germán Cano, the 34-year-old forward who is an idol in Rio de Janeiro, to the point that he was named this week as an honorary citizen of the city.
changed a triplet the footballer appeared in Lanús, like the Bolivian Marcelo Moreno Martins. The Colombian John Arias, Caio Paulista, Manoel Y William they finished the job.
All haste led by Fernando Diniz Silva ended in nothing because the only result that did not serve him was in Barranquilla: Union also scored and qualified for the round of 16.
In any case, Fluminense now holds the record the defeat of the South American Cup: the former is the 9-0 ng Defender Sporting from Uruguay at Sport Huancayo in the 2010 edition.
Cano and Marcelo Moreno Martins took the ball from Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Photo: JORGE BERNAL / AFP.
Source: Clarin