Copa Libertadores: Universidiad de Chile (Away) and Cruzeiro (Home) Win Series Openers; Scoreless Draw In Colombia

The Round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores reached the midway point Thursday with three games.

At Manizales, Colombia:

The opening match between Club Libertad and hosts Once Caldas ended in a 0-0 deadlock.

At Lima, Peru:


Diego Gabriel Rivarola scored the game's only goal at 85 minutes as Universidad de Chile won game one on the road , 1-0 over Alianza Lima.


At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:


Thiago's first-half natural hat trick (6', 21', 41') carried Cruzeiro to a 3-1 home win over Uruguay's Club Nacional in the opening contest of their two-match series.