Thanks to a goal from Cristian Ferreira in stoppage time, River Plate rescued a valuable point after a 1-1 away draw at Alianza Lima in Peru last Wednesday. On Sunday, they claimed a much-needed 1-0 away win at Atletico Tucuman to climb into the fourth spot of the league table on 39 points, which means …read more →
Sporting Cristal returned home empty-handed after a thrilling 5-4 away defeat at Universidad Concepcion in Chile in their Copa Libertadores’ debut. On Saturday, coach Claudio Vivas fielded a mixed XI, but the team still managed to claim a 1-0 home win over Union Comercio, which means they remain as league leaders with a perfect record …read more →
Rosario Central (Argentina) vs Gremio (Brazil) Rosario Central return to the Copa Libertadores as they were crowned Copa Argentina champions in December, when beating Gimnasia LP on penalties. The side is going through a negative run: they haven’t yet won in 2019, they changed coach just 10 days ago, registered four draws and three defeats …read more →
Godoy Cruz (Argentina) vs Olimpia (Paraguay) Godoy Cruz were runners-up in the Argentine league 2017/18 season and that gave them a ticket to their fourth Copa Libertadores’ campaign. The team will try to reach the round-of-16 as they did in 2017. However, El Tomba are currently living a quite different reality. Last Saturday, they drew …read more →
Palestino (Chile) vs Talleres (Argentina) Palestino managed a valuable 2-2 away draw at Talleres after trailing 2-0 at one point, thanks to goals from Cesar Cortes and Guillermo Soto. That means the team have a certain chance of advancing to the Copa Libertadores’ group stage. On Sunday, they beat Huachipato 3-1 at their own stadium …read more →