Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Boca Juniors 1 – Fluminense 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 17, 2012) Pablo Mouche fired home the only goal of the game just after the hour.

Velez Sarsfield 1 – Santos 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 17, 2012) Mauro Obolo headed home the only goal of the game in the first half.

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Vasco 0 – Corinthians 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 16, 2012)

Libertad 1 – Universidad Chile 1 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 16, 2012) Victor Caceres had put Libertad ahead. Gustavo Lorenzetti equalised for Universidad.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Santos 8 – Bolivar 0 (Agg. 9-1) (Copa Libertadores first knockout round second leg, May 10, 2012) Goals from Elano, Neymar (penalty), Paulo Henrique Ganso, Alan Kardec, Juan Valverde (og), seconds for Elano and Ganso before Borges scored the 8th on 61.

Neymar back pass v BolivarSick skills: Neymar rolls out the back pass & rainbow flick in Santos thrashing of Bolivar.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Fluminense 2 – Internacional 1 (Agg. 2-1) (Copa Libertadores first knockout round second leg, May 10, 2012) Leandro Damiao had fired Inter into the lead on 14. Leandro Euzebio equalised two minutes later and Fred bagged the crucial goal in first half injury-time.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Universidad Chile 6 – Deportivo Quito 0 (Agg. 7-4) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 10, 2012) Junior Fernandes grabbed the first two goals – his second was a beautiful curler. Further goals rained in from Marcelo Diaz, Eugenio Mena and two from Angelo Henriquez.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Union Espanola 2 – Boca Juniors 3 (Agg. 3-5) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 9, 2012) Juan-Manuel Insaurralde opened the scoring with a left-footed strike in the 26th minute, the assist coming from a Riquelme free-kick. Riquelme was again the provider four minutes into the second half, this time teeing up forward Pablo Mouche for a neat right-footed finish past Union Espanola goalkeeper Eduardo Lobos. Jean-Paul Pineda reduced the deficit just after the hour mark, but Riquelme soon snuffed out any hopes of a comeback by making it 3-1 on the night. Oscar Jaime netted a 70th-minute consolation for Union Espanola, after Agustin Orion had saved an Emanuel Herrera penalty, but it was in vain for the Chileans.

Corinthians 3 – Emelec 0 (Agg. 3-0) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 9, 2012) Fabio Santos put Corinthians ahead in the sixth minute and Paulinho headed home a Chicao free-kick 19 minutes into the second half before Alex sealed the convincing win four minutes from time.

Lanus 2 – Vasco 1 (Pens. 4-5) (Agg. 3-3) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 9, 2012) Nilton Ferreira’s 18th minute opener had put the Brazilian side in the driving seat, but Lanus responded well and second-half goals from Mariano Pavone and Teofilo Gutierrez made the tie level on aggregate. Lanus forward Silvio Romero was the only player to miss from the spot in the shootout, smashing his shot against the bar.

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Libertad 2 – Cruz Azul 0 (Agg. 3-1) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 8, 2012) Goals from Ariel Nunez and Victor Caceres eased Libertad through.

Velez Sarsfield 1 – Atletico Nacional 1 (Agg. 2-1) (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round second leg, May 8, 2012) Augusto Fernandez fired Velez in front, a fine one-step Luis Fernando Mosquera free-kick levelled things up on the night.

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Deportivo Quito 4 – Universidad Chile 1 (Copa Libertadores first knockout round first leg, May 3, 2012) Matias Alustiza put the home side ahead. Matias Rodriguez equalised but strikes from Luis Checa, another from Alustiza and a fourth by Fidel Martinez leaves Deportivo in the driving seat.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Boca Juniors 2 – Union Espanola 1 (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round first leg, May 2, 2012) Juan Roman Riquelme put Boca ahead in the 24th minute, following a Dario Cvitanich assist, but Sebastian Jaime equalised at the 72nd. In the last minute of the match, Santiago Silva headed a Pablo Mouche cross into the back of the net to give the Boca fans something to celebrate. In injury time Union defender Diego Scotti was sent off after a tough challenge on Riquelme.

Emelec 0 – Corinthians 0 (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round first leg, May 2, 2012) Corinthians forward Jorge Henrique was sent off seven minutes into the second half and will miss the second leg.

Vasco 2 – Lanus 1 (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round first leg, May 2, 2012) In the 26th minute, Alecsandro finished an Eder Luis cross to open the scoring for the Brazilian side. Three minutes before the break Diego Souza netted a superb goal to double the advantage. In the 62nd minute Diego Valeri crossed the ball, and Vasco defender Fagner failed to clear and Mario Regueiro reduced the deficit.

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Atletico Nacional 0 – Velez Sarsfield 1 (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round first leg, May 1, 2012) Ivan Bella scored a left-foot strike from outside the box in the 9th minute. Velez could have widened the gap in the 54th minute with a penalty, but Gaston Pezzutti saved Juan-Manuel Martinez’s spot-kick.

Cruz Azul 1 – Libertad 1 (Copa Libertadores 1st knockout round first leg, May 1, 2012) The Mexicans went ahead through Javier Orozco’s goal in the 27th minute, but Libertad pulled level when Velazquez headed a free-kick into the back of the net to level in the 70th minute.