Thursday, May 10, 2012

Copa Libertadores: Santos, Fluminense, Universidad de Chile

The Round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores concluded with three Thursday contests.


At Rio de Janeiro:


Leandro Euzebio (15') and Fred (45') provided the scoring as Fluminense came from behind to defeat visiting Internacional 2-1 in game two and won their two-match all-Brazilian series four points to one.


At Santos, Brazil:


Elano (6', 49'), Neymar (PK-21', 36'), and Paulo Ganso (27', 52') each scored twice as Santos more than recovered from their game-one road setback by ripping visiting Club Bolivar apart 8-0 in game two and with each team having earned three points in the two-game series, won on goal differential (+7 to -7 for the Bolivian club).


At Santiago, Chile:


Junior Fernandes (20', 27') and Angelo Henriquez (70', 73') each scored twice as Universidad de Chile blasted visiting Deportivo Quito 6-0 in game two and  won the two-match series based on better goal differential (+3 to the Ecuadorian club's -3) as both clubs registered three points each.


The quarterfinal round begins next week.  Here are the match-ups, with the hosts of the opening contest of each two-game series listed first:


Fluminense vs. Boca Juniors


Corinthians vs. Vasco da Gama


Santos vs. Velez Sarsfield


Universidad de Chile vs. Club Libertad

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