Pedro's winner, into the Libertadores last 16
Left off Brazil's World Cup squad on Monday, Pedro answered with the 65th-minute goal that beat Estudiantes 1–0 at the Maracanã.
Left off Brazil's World Cup squad on Monday, Pedro replied where it counts: his 65th-minute strike beat Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 at the Maracanã and booked our place in the Libertadores round of 16 with a group game to spare. We controlled it, 67% of the ball and four shots on target to one, and now top Group A on ten points with an outside shot at the overall top seed. The win lifts a side that had won just once in its previous five. No time to dwell: Palmeiras visit on Saturday, a straight fight for first in the Brasileirão.