Doha, Qatar /
Palm trees Brazilian, champion in the Copa Libertadores, completed the disaster in World Clubes of Qatar of loses on Thursday in penalty kicks (3-2 after a 0-0 draw) his match for third place against Al-Ahly Egyptian.
Both teams offered a not very good-looking match, “Verdao” showing signs of fatigue. Match was set at eleven meters without going through the disputed extension in Educational City Stadium of Rayan.
Palm trees, who had lost in the semifinals until Tigers (1-0), sealed the worst historical performance for the Conmebol area in this competition.
On the previous four occasions in which Champion Libertadores lost in the semifinals, the South American representative saved the honor by winning the consolation match.
This was the case before with two Brazilian formations, Inter from Porto Alegre (2010) and Atlético Mineiro (2013), as well as with National Athletic Colombian (2016) and River Plate Argentinian (2018).
Despite the superior individual quality of the Portuguese-led players Abel Ferreira, African champion jumped on the grass with a little more ambition and an offensive bite.
The Brazilians improved in the second act, but without creating a real danger before the goal defended by Mohamed El-Shenawy.
Already in the criminal resolution, the decisions Ron, Luiz Adriano Yes Felipe Melo made the stop Weverton and throwing at the goal in two penalties from Al-Ahly, what the matched this third place with his best performance at the Club World Cup (2006). Just TP Mazembe from Democratic Republic of the Congo, finalist in 2010 and Raja Casablanca The Moroccan, second in 2013, can boast that he went further among the African teams.