Friday, January 26, 2018

Copa Libertadores Qualifying: Olimpia, Deportivo Tachira, Oriente Petrolero Advance

The opening round of Copa Libertadores qualifying concluded on Friday with three games.


At Asuncion, Paraguay:

Nestor Camacho (55') and Oscar Gimenez (87') each scored once in the second half as Club Olimpia blanked visiting Montevideo Wanderers 2-0 in game two and ousted the Uruguayan club by that same score on aggregate.

Olimpia will take on Colombia's Atletico Junior in a two-match second-qualifying-round series which opens next Thursday in Asuncion.

At San Cristobal, Venezuela:

A 0-0 game-two home stalemate with CSD Macara enabled Deportivo Tachira to win their series with the Ecuadorian club on away goals with the aggregate score at 1-1.

Next up for the Venezuelan club, a second-qualifying-round matchup with Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe, set to open next Thursday in San Cristobal.

At Lima, Peru:

Jorge Paredes scored the series-winning goal in the 85th minute as Oriente Petrolero, despite dropping a 3-1 game-two road decision to Universitario de Deportes, still won their series with the Peruvian club on away goals, with the aggregate score at 3-3.

Next up for the Oriente Petrolero, a two-game series with fellow Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann, set to open at home in Santa Cruz de la Sierra starting next Thursday,

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