MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo fired in a first-half goal as Real Madrid edged bitter city rival Atletico 1-0 Thursday to reach the Spanish Cup semifinals 4-1 on aggregate. Real will tackle holder Sevilla in the last four while Barcelona, which saw off Real Betis 6-3 on aggregate, despite losing the second leg of their quarterfinal 3-1 Wednesday, will meet Almeria. Almeria had seen off Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 on aggregate in their last eight encounter. Ronaldo, the Spanish League's top scorer, found the target in the 23rd minute from eight yards. Xabi Alonso created the goal with a sweet, crossfield pass to Sergio Ramos who in turn found the unmarked Ronaldo. Atletico, last year's runner-up, was desperately disappointing and created few chances on its home ground having lost 3-1 in the first leg last week. Fran Merida had Atletico's best opportunity but fired weakly into the arms of Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 51st minute. AC Milan beats Bari In Milan, AC Milan routed Bari 3-0 in the Italian Cup Thursday with Antonio Cassano making his first start since joining from Sampdoria. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alexander Merkel scored in the first half and Robinho found the net in the second to take Milan into the quarterfinals. Brazil edges Colombia Second-half goals from Casemiro, Willian and Neymar lifted Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Colombia Thursday, leaving Brazil unbeaten from two Group B matches in South American Under-20 World Cup qualifying. In Thursday's other Group B match, Ivan Torres' 23rd-minute goal gave Paraguay a 1-0 victory over BoliviaBrazil's perfect start matches Argentina's two victories in Group A, making it the early favorite. The top four teams advance to the Under-20 World Cup later this year in Colombia. The top two also get berths in the 2012 London Olympics. Colombia has only one point from its first two matches, but had it chances early when Cardona hit the crossbar in the 24th from a free kick. For Paraguay, Torres' winning goal came in the 23rd minute from a spectacular, rising shot from 25 meters. The victory was a welcome rebound for Paraguay, which was badly beaten 4-2 by Brazil - all four goals by Neymar - in its opening match Monday.
