Sao Paulo reaches last four of Copa Sudamericana

SAO PAULO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo progressed to the Copa Sudamericana semifinals on Wednesday with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Brazilian rivals Ceara.

Midfielder Patrick converted the decisive spot-kick as the visitors kept alive their hopes of a first major trophy since 2012.

Earlier, Stiven Mendoza and Guilherme Castilho scored either side of an Igor Vinicius strike to hand hosts Ceara a