Brazilian Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio (R) complains of a penalty for being kicked by Argentine Boca Juniors Darío Benedetto during the Copa Libertadores football tournament round of sixteen second leg matches at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on 5 July 2022. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
After drawing 0-0 against Boca at the Bombonera, Corinthians moved on to the Libertadores quarter-finals winning 6-5 on penalties, with a great performance by goalkeeper Cássio, who stopped the shots of Sebastián Villa and Juan Ramírez. After the match, the Timao goalkeeper celebrated his milestone: “I’ve played here a couple of times, but I think this was the best result, a ranking, eliminating Boca is very difficult.”
Exhibition by Cássio at the Bombonera. (AP).
“We played as best we could, we suffered, we were more efficient on penalties and we came out with the standings”, said Cássio, who has also reached 599 games with the Corinthians shirt making him the fourth most capped player in the club. We had many injuries, who tried to be here until the very end, but they weren’t in good shape. We fought with what we had, everyone dedicated themselves to the maximum and the reward came “, He added.
Now, Timao awaits the winner of the match between Tolima and Flamengo. However, Cássio warned not to choose an opponent: “We have passed the stage, we are very happy, but we have to worry about the next opponent. I hope that all the players recover and the group is complete; there is a lot of will and dedication here “, concluded the archer.
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Source: Clarin
