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Big Week Ahead, In More Ways Than One.
By: Mauro |This is one of the few times that I am going to have to neglect my duties as the Copa Libertadores/Sudamericana Guru and believe me when I tell you that I’m not enjoying having to do this. It is a temporary thing and while I may actually have some time to post a few previews [...]
The Return Leg That Didn’t Disappoint.
By: Mauro |At least for non-Independiente fans. And for those of you who still don’t have a lot of interest, you might have heard of a little player named, Juan Sebastián Verón. In any case, the bald beauty’s team won tonight and is still alive in this tournament. Independiente, on the other hand, will have to wait [...]
A Return Leg That Promises to be Worthwhile.
By: Mauro |Estudiantes de La Plata vs. Club Atlético Independiente (Estadio Unico de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina)
LIVE @ 5pm on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here.
In what was easily one of the best matches in this competition, Independiente hosted Estudiantes in Avellaneda for the first leg of this tie. The first leg featured Independiente [...]
Arsenal Wallop Motagua in Their Opening Match.
By: Mauro |In last night’s second match, defending champions Arsenal de Sarandi hosted Honduran side CD Motagua at the Estadio El Viaducto in Sarandi. Arsenal has been on a irregular run of positive and negative matches. Motagua are just trying to see how far they can get in this, their first Sudamericana competition.
Defensor Squeeze Out a Win at Home.
By: Mauro |In this week’s opening match, pitted Defensor Sporting of Uruguay and Libertad of Paraguay. Basically, Paraguay’s champion against Uruguay’s best side.
Arsenal Begin Their Title Defense.
By: Mauro |Arsenal de Sarandi vs. CD Motagua (Estadio Julio H. Grondona “El Viaducto”, Avellaneda, Argentina)
LIVE @ 5:30pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here.
Arsenal begin to defend their title tonight with their Sudamericana opener against Honduran side, CD Motagua. Both sides have had their share of bruises but now have to bare down [...]
Defensor’s Season Starts Tonight Against Libertad.
By: Mauro |Defensor Sporting vs. Club Libertad (Estadio Centenario de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay)
LIVE @ 3pm PST on Fox Sports Español. Gamecast here. Online TV here.
This week’s matches begins with what could be a great match between two of the better teams from their respective countries. Defensor Sporting has come out on top very recently in Uruguay and [...]
The Clasico Caleño Goes Red.
By: Mauro |It was a real treat to have two cross town rivals play each other in this First Round of Copa Sudamericana play (The GreNal rivalry on Wednesday was pretty cool too). Since both América de Cali and Deportivo Cali share the Estadio Pascual Guerrero, both legs will be played in the same stadium but I [...]
LDU Quito Give Themselves Another Reason to Celebrate.
By: Mauro |Coming off winning the Copa Libertadores just weeks ago, LDU Quito were hosting one of the better teams from Bolivia, Bolívar. If one had no idea what LDU Quito had been up to since they won the Libertadores, you’d say after watching tonight’s match that they haven’t missed a beat.
Revenge Will Have to Wait for Another Day.
By: Mauro |Atlético Mineiro hosted Botafogo last night with a spot of revenge in their eyes. They were hoping to hold Botafogo to at very least a draw and in the best case, a win. What they got was probably not what they were hoping.






