Peñarol de Uruguay se adueñó del Maracaná de Rio de Janeiro este jueves al llevarse un sorprendente triunfo 1-0 ante el local Flamengo, en el duelo que cerró las idas de unos cuartos de final que mantienen todas las llaves al rojo vivo.

Javier Cabrera scored a first-half goal on Thursday and Peñarol pulled off an upset after beating Flamengo 1-0 at home in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal match. Cabrera scored inside the box to the far post on a cross from Maximiliano Silvera in the 13th minute for the Uruguayans,

Uruguay's Penarol took a step toward securing a place in the Copa Libertadores semifinals on Thursday with a 1-0 away win over Brazilian giants Flamengo. Winger Javier Cabrera gave his side the lead in the 13th minute by latching onto Maxmiliano Silvera's one-touch pass with a 12-yard volley that rebounded into the net off the left post.