Belo Horizonte, Oct. 29 -- Brazil's Atletico Mineiro secured a place in the Copa Sudamericana final with a 3-1 home win over Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle.
Yesterday, Guilherme Arana gave the hosts the lead in the second leg of the semifinal at Arena MRV with a close-range strike after Dudu's cross from the left byline.
Bernard doubled the advantage just before halftime, running onto Dudu's through ball and lifting a shot over goalkeeper Guido Villar.
Claudio Spinelli reduced the deficit by tapping home from close range but Hulk finished clinically on the counterattack to restore Atletico's two-goal cushion.
The result gave Atletico a 4-2 win on aggregate after the teams drew 1-1 in last week's first leg.
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