Fluminense had won the first leg 2-1 last week in Colombia and advanced 3-1 on aggregate.The Brazilian club had never reach the quarterfinals of the Latin American club competition. It will face the winner of the Sao Paulo-Uruguay matchup on Wednesday. The teams drew 0-0 in the first leg last week in Uruguay.Roger scored Fluminense’s winner at Maracana stadium with a close-range header off a free kick in the 52nd minute.Playing his 100th match with Fluminense, Roger got to play only because regular starter Renato Silva injured a leg muscle in the team’s first-leg victory in Colombia.Fluminense, which had the competition’s best record in the group stage, kept alive a four-match winning streak at Maracana in the Copa Libertadores this year. It outscored its opponents 10-0, beating Argentina’s Arsenal 6-0, Paraguay’s Libertad 2-0 and Ecuador’s Liga de Quito 1-0.It was Atlético Nacional’s ninth loss to Brazilian teams in the Latin American competition.Fluminense coach Renato Gaucho was able to count on veteran striker Dodo, who had been injured and was doubtful to start.Atlético Nacional _ the 1989 Copa Libertadores champion _ was without injured Paraguayan striker Carlos Villagra and suspended goalkeeper David Ospina, who was ejected early in the first leg.
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