Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Copa Libertadores: Gremio, Barcelona of Ecuador, Atletico Mineiro Advance To Quarterfinals

The Round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores continued on Wednesday with three games.

At Porto Alegre, Brazil:

Pedro Rocha scored twice (29', 59') as Gremio defeated visiting Godoy Cruz 2-1 in game two and won their two-match series with the Argentinian club 3-1 on aggregate.

At Sao Paulo, Brazil:

After Palmeiras topped visiting Barcelona SC 1-0 in regulation time of game two to square their series at 1-1 on aggregate, and with overtime dispensed with, Jonathan Alvez, Matias Oyola, Segundo Castillo, Marcos Caicedo, and Jose Ayovi each converted a spot kick as the visiting Ecuadoran club won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 to advance to the quarterfinal round.

At Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

A 0-0 game-two home stalemate enabled Atletico Mineiro to oust Bolivia's Jorge Wilstermann 1-0 on aggregate.

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