River Plate Claim Copa Opener

Group stage play continued Thursday in the Copa Libertadores.

Group Three:

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Club Nacional de Football doubled up visiting Universidad San Martin de Porres (Peru) 2-1.

At Buenos Aires, Argentina:

River Plate blanked Paraguay's Club Nacional 1-0.

GROUP THREE STANDINGS:

1. Club Nacional (Uruguay) (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. River Plate (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Universidad San Martin de Porres (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Club Nacional (Paraguay) (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

Group Five:

At Sucre, Bolivia:

Deportivo Quito (Ecuador) gained a 1-1 road draw with Univeritario de Sucre.