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Rio’s Botafogo Eliminated from 2017 Copa Libertadores

By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In what Grêmio head coach Renato Portaluppi was calling the "game of the year", last night (September 20th) at Arena do Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Rio's Botafogo was eliminated from the 2017 Copa Libertadores, losing 1-0 to Grêmio in the second and deciding leg of the semifinals.

With the win, Grêmio earns one of the final four spots in the Copa Libertadores . . .

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