Copa Libertadores: Sao Paulo Lay Claim To Knockout-Stage Berth; River Plate, Too

Group-stage play in the Copa Libertadores continued on Wednesday with six games.

GROUP ONE:

At Guadalajara, Mexico:

Arturo Gonzalez scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute as Club Atlas defeated visiting Atletico Mineiro 1-0.

At Santiago, Chile:

Luis Alfonso Paez (30'), Omar Sebastian Perez (46'), and Yerry Mina (67') each scored a goal as Independiente Santa Fe dominated Colo-Colo 3-0 on the road.

Group One Standings:

1. Independiente Santa Fe (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Colo-Colo (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
3. Atletico Mineiro (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. Club Atlas (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 6)



GROUP TWO:

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Ricardo Centurion scored the winning goal in the 90th minute as Sao Paulo FC knocked off Danubio FC 2-1 on the road to lock up a berth in the knockout stage and eliminate the Uruguayan club from the tournament.



GROUP FOUR:

At La Paz, Bolivia:

Alejandro Chumacero scored the only goal of the match in the 57th minute as The Strongest moved to the top of the Group Four standings for the time being with their 1-0 home win over Club Sport Emelec.



GROUP SIX:

At Buenos Aires:

Rodrigo Mora scored twice (42', PK-52') as River Plate locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 home domination of Club Deportivo San Jose, ending the tournament for the Bolivian club.

At Chiclayo, Peru:

Enrique Esqueda produced a hat trick (10', 16', 73') while Jonathan Espericueta delivered the game winner in the 81st minute as Tigres, who already locked up a Round-of-16 berth, defeated home-standing Juan Aurich 5-4 on the road and eliminated the Peruvian club from the tournament.

Final Group Six Standings:

1. UANL Tigres (GP: 6; GD: +9; PTS: 14)
2. River Plate (GP: 6; GD: +1;PTS: 7)
3. Juan Aurich (GP: 6; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4. Club Deportivo San Jose (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 4)

Tigres and River Plate advanced to the knockout stage.