This is the same group as the Santos – Defensa y Justicia game and the math is simple for both teams if they want to advance: they need to win this match and hope that Defensa doesn’t win at Brazil, something that on paper would be a normal result. Olimpia has scored and conceded in …read more →
River Plate qualified for the Copa Libertadores’ round-of-16 following a 2-1 home success over Sao Paulo at Independiente. After that win, Marcelo Gallardo’s men are on eight points in Group D, two behind leaders LDU Quito, and will leapfrog them in the event of winning here. El Millonario has been unbeaten in their last five …read more →
Santos clinched their ticket to the Copa Libertadores’ round-of-16 three weeks ago when beating Olimpia 3-2 away. Therefore, they collected 13 points from 15 available to win group G with one game to go. On Saturday, O Peixe won 2-1 away at Coritiba to climb into the fifth spot of the Brazilian league table on …read more →
Independiente Medellin lost 2-0 at Deportivo Tachira in Venezuela last Tuesday, but they had enough to make it to this second round thanks to a 4-2 win on aggregate. They also were defeated by America Cali 2-0 away on Saturday, when coach Aldo Bobadilla picked an alternative line-up. The team are performing an irregular campaign …read more →
River Plate reached the Copa Libertadores’ quarter-finals for the fourth time in the last five campaigns after beating Cruzeiro on penalties (drawing 0-0 away). Last weekend, the team played enjoyable football and thrashed defending league champions Racing Club 6-1 away, which means El Millonario managed seven points from nine available in the league. Marcelo Gallardo’s …read more →