After a brilliant campaign in the Copa Sudamericana, Fortaleza reaches the final against LDU and is one victory away from an unprecedented title. An athlete on the squad knows the pleasure of lifting the competition trophy. Striker Pedro Rocha was champion of the tournament with Athletico in 2021.
On that occasion, Pedro Rocha was decisive in Furacão’s trajectory, especially in the semi-final against Peñarol, when he scored a great goal from outside the area, in the first game, and another in the return after receiving it from Nikão, dribbling the marker and hitting with his left leg.
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Now at Leão do Pici, the number 32 knows the safe path to winning the title. “The emotional factor is fundamental in decisions like this and our squad is extremely prepared for moments like this. Fortaleza has a strong and prepared squad,” said the player.
Besides him, only Argentine Emanuel Brítez won the tournament, in 2020, with Defensia y Justicia.
Fortaleza will go to the first South American final in the club’s history, this Saturday (28), at 5 pm (Brasília time), against LDU, in Uruguay.
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