Thursday, May 05, 2016

Copa Libertadores: Champs Ousted

The Copa Libertadores' Round of 16 continued on Wednesday with four games.

At Sao Paulo, Brazil:

Nicolas Lopez (4') and Santiago Romero (56') each scored a goal as Club Nacional gained a game-two 2-2 road draw with Corinthians, and with the aggregate score also at 2-2, advanced to the quarterfinals on away goals.

At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

Lucas Pratto scored the game-and-series-winning goal in the 71st minute as Atletico Mineiro defeated visiting Racing Club de Avellaneda 2-1 in game two and eliminated the Argentinian club by that same score on aggregate.

At Toluca, Mexico:

Despite dropping a 3-1 game-two road decision, Sao Paulo still defeated Toluca 5-3 on aggregate.

At Buenos Aires:

Despite dropping a 1-0 game-two road decision to River Plate, Independiente del Valle still ousted the defending continental club champions 2-1 on aggregate.

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