Colombia's Junior reaches first Copa Sudamericana final
Posted November 30, 2018 6:00 am
SAO PAULO (AP) - The Copa Sudamericana will feature first-time finalists Junior Barranquilla of Colombia and Atletico Paranaense of Brazil next week.
Junior completed the lineup on Thursday when it beat fellow Colombian side Santa Fe 1-0 in the semifinals, and 3-0 on aggregate.
Striker Teo Gutierrez scored in the first half.
Gutierrez and defender Gabriel Fuentes were sent off, and will miss the first leg of the final on Dec. 5 in Barranquilla.
The second leg will be on Dec. 12 in Curitiba, southern Brazil.
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Teofilo Gutierrez of Colombia's Junior celebrates after scoring a goal during a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match against Colombia's Independent Santa Fe at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Teofilo Gutierrez of Colombia's Junior celebrates after scoring a goal during a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match against Colombia's Independent Santa Fe at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Teofilo Gutierrez of Colombia's Junior, second right, scores a goal during a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match against Colombia's Independent Santa Fe at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Jarlan Barrera of Colombia's Junior, left, fights for the ball with Luis Seijas of Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe during a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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A fan of Colombia's Junior wearing a shark head peice cheers for his team prior a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match against Independent Santa Fe at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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A fan of Colombia's Junior cheers for his team prior a Copa Sudamericana second leg semifinal match against Independent Santa Fe at the Metropolitano stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Nov., 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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