Copa Libertadores: Road Draw Clinches Knockout-Stage Berth For Atletico Mineiro; Road Win Keeps Cruzeiro Alive

Two games were played on Thursday in Copa Libertadores group-stage action.

Group Four:

At Bogota, Colombia:

Jefferson Cuero's equalizer in the 63rd minute enabled Independiente Santa Fe to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Atletico Mineiro.  Guilherme Milhomem Gusmao scored in the seventh minute for the defending champions, who clinched a berth in the knockout stage.

GROUP FOUR STANDINGS:

1. x-Atletico Mineiro (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
2.    Zamora FC (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3.    Independiente Santa Fe (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 5)
4.    Club Nacional (Paraguay) (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage



Group Five:

At Santiago, Chile:

Bruno Rodrigo (16') and Miguel Samudio (39') provided the scoring as Cruzeiro kept their flickering hopes of advancing to the knockout stage alive with a 2-0 road blanking of Universidad de Chile, preventing the visitors from clinching a berth in the Round of 16.

GROUP FIVE STANDINGS:

1.    Defensor Sporting (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2.    Universidad de Chile (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 9)
3.    Cruzeio (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
4. z-Real Garcilaso (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)

z-Eliminated from tournament