Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Copa Libertadores: Road Wins For Toloca, Flu, and Penarol; Home Win For Atletico Mineiro; Late Equalizer Salvages Home Draw For Real Atletico Garcilaso

Action from the group stage of the Copa Libertadores continued on Wednesday with five games.

Group One:

At Buenos Aires:

Edgar Benitez scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute as Toluca came from behind to knock off Boca Juniors 2-1 on the road.

GROUP ONE STANDINGS:

1. Toluca (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Club Nacional (Uruguay) (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Barcelona (Ecuador) (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Boca Juniors (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

Group Three:

At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

Goals from Jo (13') and Rever (72') proved enough for Atletico Mineiro as the hosts held off fellow Brazilian club Sao Paulo 2-1.

Group Four:

At Iquique, Chile:

Juan Manuel Olivera scored the winning goal in the 71st minute of Penarol's 2-1 road win over Deportes Iquique.

GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:

1. Penarol (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Club Sport Emelec (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Deportes Iquique (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Velez Sarsfield (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

Group Six:

At Cusco, Peru:

Rolando Bogado's equalizer in the 76th minute enabled Real Atletico Garcilaso to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Independiente Santa Fc.  Cristian Martinez Borja scored in the 15th minute for the Colombian club.

Group Eight:

At Caracas, Venezuela:

Fred scored the only goal of the match in the 31st minute as Fluminense defeated Caracas FC 1-0 on the road.




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