Palmeiras cruises as River battles past Cruzeiro
River Plate survived a scare to reach the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, while Palmeiras also moved through on Wednesday (AEST).
Defending champion River needed penalties to overcome Cruzeiro after its round-of-16 tie finished locked at 0-0.
Franco Armani was the hero for River, saving penalties from Henrique and David in the shoot-out in Belo Horizonte.
The goalkeeper stepped up as the Argentine giant claimed a 4-2 shoot-out victory, moving into a last-eight tie against either San Lorenzo or Cerro Porteno.
In Sao Paulo, Palmeiras left it until the second half to claim a 4-0 win over Godoy Cruz, progressing 6-2 on aggregate.
The Brazilians needed a Raphael Veiga penalty to break the deadlock before further goals from Miguel Borja, Gustavo Scarpa and Dudu.
Godoy Cruz was reduced to 10 men when 18-year-old midfielder Agustin Manzur was sent off for a dreadful challenge in the 88th minute.
In Paraguay, Olimpia could only play out a 1-1 draw with LDU Quito, the result enough for the Ecuadorians to advance 4-2 on aggregate.
LDU Quito received two red cards, with goalscorer Jhojan Julio and unused substitute Edison Realpe sent off.
