South America’s Top Clubs – October 2015

Third month, third different team at the top of South America’s club ranking. Paraguay’s Olimpia has taken over the lead from Santa Fe, who have dropped out of the top 20 after 4 straight losses before winning against Emelec in the Copa Sudamericana last night. Olimpia themselves nearly dropped out of the top spot on the last league matchday of the month, but came away with a 1-1 draw against Libertad. One of the most impressive runs in the past...

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10 in 10 – Weekend Roundup

New week, new category on Germancopa. This is a look at one top match from each South American league on the last weekend. Argentina Last night, San Lorenzo beat Racing Club in a path-breaking game 2-1 at home. After dominating possession especially in early parts of the match, Mauro Cetto gave the hosts a 20th minute lead. The rightback was there to clean up the mess right in front of the goal after a direct freekick from Cauteruccio hit the crossbar....

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Belgra No – Lanús Eliminate League Rival

The round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana is complete after last night’s action. Exciting matchups are coming up again in the next round. Let us have a look at those and at this week’s results. Lanús celebrate a big win over Belgrano that puts them into the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana. (AFP) Lanús had no problems whatsoever with Belgrano. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg (with Belgrano’s second fastest goal in Sudamericana history), it...

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Boca vs San Lorenzo – Fight For Argentina’s Crown

It comes down to this: With six match weeks left in the Argentinian football season, Boca Juniors have retaken the lead in the table the past weekend thanks to a 1-0 Superclásico win over River. Two points is the advantage, but not over rivals River Plate. Instead, San Lorenzo are the only other team with a serious title chance at this point, despite losing their own derby to Huracán. On the bright side, both teams don’t feature in the Copa Sudamericana,...

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