Fortaleza secures passage to the Copa Sudamericana semifinals with a clear victory over América Mineiro in the second leg (2-1), with goals from Guilherme and Marinho.

With this win, the team led by Argentine Juan Vojvoda becomes the first from the Northeast region, the poorest in the country, to advance to a Sudamericana semifinal. They will face the formidable Corinthians from Brazil in the next round.