Paraguay's Superclásico took place this weekend with Olimpia and Cerro Porteño having to be
content with sharing the spoils following a 1-1 draw in the capital city of Asuncion on Sunday.
Record champions Olimpia may have amassed 38 league titles to date in their glory-laden history
but the last of those championships came eleven years ago which is far too long for a club of its
stature.
By Chris Wright
Diego Barreto of Cerro Porteno, tikabooson...
Don't really understand how that little cockatoo-haired shite Neymar has the nerve to claim the
goal (I'm fairly sure that he indicates to the referee that the ball glanced of his Rufio-like
fringe) and celebrate like he's just buried one from 35-yards that was all about Barreto's
masterful handiwork.
Defender's header back to keeper is too hot to handle If goalkeeper Diego Barreto, of Paraguyan
side Cerro Porteno, was taking bribes you would hope he would do a better job of concealing his
actions that this. That worryingly leads us to conclude that this howler must be down to human
error. Somehow Barreto finds [.
Penarol won the first semi-final leg against Velez Sarsfield 1 0 bringing back memories of the
invincible Centenario! The success of the Celeste in the last World Cup has been contagious for
Uruguayan clubs as well! The last time the Aurinegros won the Libertadores was in 1987.
By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN
Out of the four semifinalists in this year's Copa Libertadores, only Paraguay's Cerro
Porteno will be vying for its first title with Brazil's Santos, Argentina's Velez Sarsfield and
Uruguay's Penarol all having lifted the trophy on at least one occasion.
By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN
The Copa Libertadores group phase winds down over the next week as the final matchday
approaches. With six sides through and 20 teams still battling for the 10 available spots into the
knockout round, this has become one of the more exciting conclusions to the group stage in recent
memory.
By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN
It's only been four weeks of group-stage competition of the Copa Libertadores, but the
tournament has already provided some epic matches and surprising results, as Colombia's Atletico
Junior remains perfect after three matches in its group, while Mexico's Jaguares and Venezuela's
Caracas are the shock leaders in their respective tables.
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