Sao Paulo (Brazil) Oct 5 (IANS) Argentina s Boca Juniors qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 Copa Libertadores football meet in which they will play against Palmeiras after drawing 1-1 against Brazil s Cruzeiro at the Mineirao stadium here.
Boca Juniors won 2-0 in the first-leg match played at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires reports Efe.
The Brazilian team on Thursday opened the scoring in the 57th minute with a goal by Luis Ricardo Alves known among his fans as Sassa.
After getting ahead on the scoreboard Cruzeiro suffered a player loss in the 80th minute due to a red card for Dede.
As Cruzeiro played with one man short the Argentines took this advantage to tie in the 93rd minute thanks to a goal from Cristian Pavon and secured their place in the next round.
Boca Juniors will meet Brazil s Palmeiras in the semi-finals which on Wednesday beat Chile s Colo Colo 2-0. The other semi-final match will be contested between River Plate and Gremio de Porto Alegre the champions of the 2017 season.

--IANS gau/bg