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Pumas 2-1 Independiente del Valle (3-3 agg., 3-5 pens.): Hosts suffer shootout heartbreak

Arturo Mina was the hero as Independiente del Valle secured a spot in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores at Pumas UNAM's expense.

Independiente del Valle continued its remarkable run in the Copa Libertadores after sealing a spot in the semifinals with a penalty shoot-out win, despite losing 2-1 to Pumas UNAM in Tuesday's second leg.

After winning the first leg 2-1, 10-man Independiente found itself 2-0 down at Pumas and facing elimination from the last eight. But a 66th-minute goal from Junior Sornoza tied things up on aggregate, before Arturo Mina slotted the decisive penalty in the 5-3 shootout triumph.