Thursday, May 01, 2014

Copa Libertadores: Champs Dethroned

At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

Jefferson Duque's goal in the 87th minute carried Atletico Nacional to a 1-1 game-two road draw with Atletico Mineiro on Thursday as Round-of-16 play in the Copa Libertadores came to a conclusion.  The visiting Colombian club ousted the defending champions 2-1 on aggregate.

Match-ups for the quarterfinal round, with the opening contests taking place next week and the return matches the following week.  The game-one hosts are listed first:

Club Nacional (Paraguay) vs. Arsenal de Sarandi (Argentina)

San Lorenzo (Argentina) vs. Cruzeiro (Brazil)

Lanus (Argentina) vs. Club Bolivar (Bolivia)

Atletico Nacional (Colombia) vs. Defensor Sporting (Uruguay)

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