Copa Sudamericana 2009
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In the last 6 months
Brazil: Flamengo champions for sixth time
Flamengo secured their first Brazilian championship in 17 years after coming from behind to defeat Gremio 2-1 in front of almost 100,000 fans at Maracana stadium on Sunday. Defender Ronaldo Angelim... More
Argentina: Velez Sarsfield still kicking after beating River Plate
Velez Sarsfield are still on track for back-to-back Argentine championships after defeating River Plate 3-1 at the Jose Amalfitani stadium on Sunday. The win saw Velez move into third place of the... More
Uruguay: Nacional closer to title after crushing Penarol
Nacional are only a step away from winning the Uruguayan Apertura championship after thrashing city rivals Penarol 3-0 in front of 65,000 fans at the Centenario stadium on Sunday. Los Tricolores... More
Argentina: Daniel Passarella becomes new River Plate president
It was confirmed that Daniel Passarella has become the new president of Argentine giants River Plate after beating Rodolfo D´Onofrio by six votes ( 5,298 to 5,292). At first it seemed that... More
Argentina: Santiago Silva reignites Banfield´s title hopes
Banfield defeated Huracan 1-0 on Friday night and returned to the top of the Argentine Apertura championship. El Taladro reignited their hopes of winning their first national championship in 113... More
Uruguayan Apertura Preview: Nacional – Penarol
Nacional and Penarol will steal the spotlight on Matchday 13 of the Uruguayan Apertura championship when they clash on Sunday, December 6, at the Centenario stadium. Over 50,000 tickets have... More
Liga: Copa Sudamericana Champions
Despite suffering a heavy 3-0 defeat to Fluminense when down to nine men on Wednesday night at the Maracana stadium, Liga de Quito of Ecuador were crowned champions of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.... More
Copa Sudamericana final Preview: Fluminense – Liga de Quito
Despite suffering a 5-1 humiliation to Liga de Quito in the first leg of the final of the Copa Sudamericana in Ecuador last week, Fluminense believe that they have what it takes to thrash Liga and... More
Copa Sudamericana: Liga crush Fluminense
Liga de Quito of Ecuador have practically assured themselves of the 2009 Copa Sudamericana after coming from behind in the first minute to thrash Fluminense of Brazil 5-1 in the first leg of the... More
Copa Sudamericana: Liga hammer River
Liga de Quito advanced to the final of the Copa Sudamericana after crushing River Plate of Uruguay 7-0 in Ecuador on Thursday. Liga will meet Fluminense of Brazil in the final, which will be a... More
Copa Sudamericana: Fluminense reach final
Fluminense defeated Cerro Porteno 2-1 with two goals in second half injury-time, to advance to the final of the Copa Sudamericana. It was a dramatic contest that sparked a violent confrontation... More
Copa Sudamericana: River sneak past Liga
River Plate proved superior to Liga de Quito, claiming a valuable 2-1 victory in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-final at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo on Thursday night. Juan... More
Copa Sudamericana: Fluminense close to final
Fluminense moved closer towards the final of the Copa Sudamericana after picking up a valuable 1-0 victory over Cerro Porteno in the first leg of the semi-finals at the General Pablo Rojas stadium... More
Copa Sudamericana: Liga, Fluminense through
Fluminense beat Universidad de Chile 1-0 in Santiago and sneaked into the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, where they will meet Cerro Porteno of Paraguay, who on Wednesday ousted Botafogo in... More
Copa Sudamericana: River, Cerro reach semis
Uruguayan minnows River Plate progressed to the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana after defeating Argentine giants San Lorenzo 7:6 on penalty kicks after levelling the series with a 1-0 win in... More
Velez Sarsfield sneak into quarter-finals
Velez Sarsfield progressed to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana after fighting from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw against Union Espanola at the Santa Laura stadium in Santiago,... More
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