Doha, Qatar /
the Palm trees brazilian, champion of the Copa Libertadores, Consummated the disaster in the Clubes of Qatar at the lose this Thursday in the penalty shootout (3-2 after a 0-0 draw) his match for third place against Al-Ahly egipci.
Both teams offered an unattractive match, with the ‘Verdao’ showing symptoms of fatigue. the match it was settled from eleven yards out without going through the extension when disputing to the Education City Stadium of Rayan.
the Palm trees, Who had lost in the semifinals to the front tigers (1-0), sealed the worst historical performance for the CONMEBOL area in this competition.
On the previous four occasions the champion of the Liberators lost in semifinals, The South American representative saved the winning honor in the consolation match.
This was the case before with two Brazilian formations, Inter of Porto Alegre (2010) i Atlético Mineiro (2013), as well as with the National Athletic Colombian (2016) and the River Plate Argentine (2018).
Despite the greater individual quality of the Portuguese-led players Abel Ferreira, the African champion jumped onto the pitch with a little more ambition and biting offense.
The Brazilians improved in the second act, but without creating real danger in front of the arc defended by Mohamed El-Shenawy.
Already in the criminal resolution, the failures of Ron, Luiz Adriano i Felipe Melo they made the stop of Weverton and the throwing to the wood in individual penitentiaries of the Al-Ahly, what matched this third place with his best performance in a Club World Cup (2006). only the TP Mazembe from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Finalist in 2010, and the Raja Casablanca The Moroccan, also runner-up in 2013, can boast of having gone further among African teams.