Rio De Janeiro, May 15 -- Keno and Samuel Xavier scored second-half goals as Fluminense reached the Copa Sudamericana knockout stage with a 2-0 home win over 10-man Union Espanola
here.
The Chilean club suffered a blow in the 29th minuteon Wednesday when Ignacio Nunez was shown
a straight red card for bringing down Jhon Arias in the area.
Everaldo's penalty was saved by goalkeeper Franco Torgnascioli, but Fluminense broke the deadlock shortly after halftime when Keno headed in following Arias' cross.
Xavier doubled the advantage 13 minutes from time with a composed finish into the far corner from a tight angle.
The result at the Maracana Stadium leaves the Brazilian side top of Group F with 10 points from five games, a point ahead ...