Wednesday Copa Action

Four group stage contests in the Copa Libertadores were played on Wednesday:

Group Five:

At Quito Ecuador:

Geovanni Caicedo Banner Quinones scored the equalizer at 90 minutes to enable Deportivo Quito to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Cruzeiro of Brazil.

Group Six:

At Caracas, Venezuela:

Jose Manuel Rey (47'), Dario Damian Figueroa (49'), and Rafael Castellin (72') provided the second-half firepower to lift Caracas FC to a 3-1 home win over Argentina's Lanus.

At Guadalajara, Mexico:

Chivas de Guadalajara put on a scoring exhibition as Sergio Amaury Ponce (17'), Ramon Morales (PK-21'), Alberto Medina (31'), Marco Fabian De la Mora (36'), and Javier Hernandez Balcazar (76', 87') provided the scoring that propelled the Goats to a 6-2 home triumph over Chile's Everton de Vina del Mal.

GROUP SIX STANDINGS:

1. Chivas of Guadalajara (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. Caracas FC (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Everton de Vina del Mar (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Lanus (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)



Group 7:

At Porto Allegre, Brazil:

Gremio was held to a 0-0 home stalemate by Universitad de Chile.