(Reuters) - Atletico Paranaense came back from the brink of Libertadores Cup elimination to beat eight-man Sporting Cristal 5-4 on penalties and qualify for the group phase in a thriller in Curitiba.
Paranaense, down 2-1 from the first leg in Lima, took the lead with a headed goal from Manoel just past the hour but Peru forward Irven Avila equalised within a minute to restore Sporting's aggregate lead in the second leg of the preliminary round tie on Wednesday night.
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