Juan Aurich Take Battle Of Peruvian Clubs; Colo-Colo And Velez Sarsfield Draw; Nacional And Moriela Take Three Points Each

Group stage action in the Copa Libertadores resumed on Tuesday.

Group Three:

At Chiclayo, Peru:

In a battle of Peruvian clubs, four different goal scorers---Roberto Guizasola (24'), Luis Tejada (43'), Reimond Manco (58'), and Pedro Ascoy (86')---each scored once as Juan Aurich doubled up visiting Alianza Lima 4-2.

Group Six:

At Banfield, Argentina:

Sebastian Coates (34') and Gonzalo Godoy (41') each tallied once as Club Nacional of Uruguay defeated Banfield 2-0 on the road as the visitors now sit atop the Group Six standings with two games remaining.

At Morelia, Mexico:

Monarcas Morelia blanked visiting Deportivo Cuenca 2-1.  Both of the Mexican club's goals came courtesy of Jared Francisco Echavarria Borgetti (18', 26'). 


GROUP SIX STANDINGS:


1. Club Nacional (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
2. Banfield (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3. Monarcas Morelia (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. Deportivo Cuenca (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)


Group Seven:


At Santiago, Chile:


Santiago Silva's equalizer (90'+2) carried Velez Sarsfield to a 1-1 road stalemate with Colo-Colo.  Esteban Paredes scored in the 57th minute for the hosts who dropped two big points at home in this critical contest and blew a chance to move into first place in Group Seven with three games still to play.


GROUP SEVEN STANDINGS:


1. Velez Sarsfield (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Cruzeiro (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Colo-Colo (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. Deportivo Italia (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)