Copa Libertadores Week 2 - The good, the bad, the ugly

Week 2 of Copa Libertadores action is in the books and the last teams played their first games, including holders Atlético Nacional from Colombia. How things went the past week and what was special can be read in this week's edition of "The good, the bad, the ugly". Palmeiras' Jerry Mina celebrating his goal against Jorge Wilstermann (Photo: AS.com). The good: Ultimate unpredictability What a week of games it was in South America's elite...

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Ever Almeida - Paraguayan legend from Uruguay

Small cities are not always on people's minds when it comes to the creation of great things. On a continent that produced and still produces great footballers in abundance, cities like Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro or Montevideo spring to mind quickly. A smaller one, with just about 120.000 inhabitants is the birthplace of two of Uruguay's greatest current footballers: Salto. Over in Europe, Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani fight for Europe's scoring...

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Zulia surprise with away win against Nacional

Nacional played their first home game of the 2017 Copa Libertadores season against Zulia FC tonight. The match did not quite go according to plan and saw the Uruguayans lose by a goal to nil. Gran Parque Central on Copa Libertadores night (Photo: Pasión Tricolor Twitter). Personnel: Two changes for Nacional, three for Zulia Martín Lasarte brought in Tabaré Viudez who had been lively after coming on against Racing Club on the weekend. He...

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Copa Libertadores Week 1 Power Rankings

Week 1 of the 2017 Copa Libertadores is in the books and we take a look at all the teams through a power ranking format. Who can be called a favourite after the first impressions? The champion has to be number 1. Atlético Nacional did not take the field in Group A yet, but until they do so and do not convince, they earned top spot. Their first match will come in on March 15 against Barcelona SC.  Throroughly...

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Copa Libertadores Week 1 - The good, the bad, the ugly

The first week of 2017 Copa Libertadores action is in the books and we take a look at what went well and what did not. The good, the bad, the ugly. Good: Outstanding week for Bolivia, Cristal get point The Strongest celebrate their next home win in the Libertadores. One thing that was not to be expected when entering the 2017 Copa Libertadores season were outstanding performances from Bolivian clubs. They proved everyone wrong in week 1 and...

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Nacional start Copa Libertadores with win over Lanús

After 18 long days, Nacional finally returned to action with their Copa Libertadores tie in Argentina. Their opponents were of high caliber in domestic champions CA Lanús, who had not played a competitive game at all in 2017 as of yet. Strong away support following Nacional to Argentina (Photo: Nacional/Twitter). Personnel: Tata González gets his first start Álvaro González claimed the headlines early as he made his first start for Nacional,...

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Copa Libertadores Preview - Group 1

In the next few days, we will preview the upcoming 2017 Copa Libertadores season. Today's preview includes Group 1 with Atlético Nacional, Estudiantes, Botafogo and Barcelona SC. Atlético Nacional The holders with their next attempt at glory: Atlético Nacional (Photo: sportschau.de) Following their second triumph in South America's biggest competition, Atlético Nacional attack again and try to defend last year's title. Quite naturally, the...

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