From: Jesus Petry on
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Group phase (1st placed + top six 2nd placed qualify):

Group 7
Deportivo Italia (Caracas-VEN) 0-1 Vélez Sarsfield (BA-ARG)
[HR López 54']
After the defense couldn't deal with a corner kick, López
lobbed the rebound over a fallen teammate and into the goal.
Vélez keep leading the group, now with six points from two
games, Italia are stuck on zero.

Group 5
Internacional (Porto Alegre-BRA) 2-1 Emelec (Guayaquil-ECU)
[Nei 53', Alecsandro 87' - Quiroz 49']
After an uneventful first half, Emelec took profit of a collective
defensive error: Rojas found Quiroz completely free on the left
and he tapped under the onrushing Abbondanzieri to put the
visitors ahead. It didn't take long, though, for Inter to react.
Right winger Nei found some space and sent a rocket into the
top corner. With heavy rain starting a few minutes later, Inter
put more pressure, with forward Taison coming on for the
injured Nei. Emelec had some dangerous counters, but Inter
could deal well with it, especially through an inspired
performance by defender Danilo Silva, who blocked Ayoví's
shot after Abbondanzieri was forced to rush out of the goal.
Two other substitutes combined for the winner: Andrezinho
found Walter with a through pass and the youngster, a
Milivella pick in Fantasy Scout, brilliantly rolled to his side
instead of shooting straight at Elizaga. Alessandro tapped in
to seal Inter's first season debut win in Libertadores history.
Cerro (URU) and Inter lead the group with three points after
the first round. Emelec and Deportivo Quito (ECU) got no
points yet.

Group 6
Monarcas Morelia (MEX) 0-0 Nacional (Montevideo-URU)
Only a sending off to report: Morelia's Sabah, near the end.
Banfield (ARG) lead the group with six points, Nacional
have four, Morelia one and Deportivo Cuenca (ECU) none.

Tonight

Group 3
Juan Aurich (Chiclayo-PER) - Bolívar (La Paz-BOL)
[10:30 PM GMT]
Aurich were thrashed away by Estudiantes (ARG), Bolívar
lost at home to Alianza Lima (PER).
It's their first officiaL meeting ever.

Group 7
Cruzeiro (Belo Horizonte-BRA) - Colo Colo (Santiago-CHL)
[10:30 PM GMT]
Cruzeiro lost away to Vélez while Colo Colo beat Deportivo
Italia.
These clubs have a rich history of matchups:
Supercopa 1991
?, BH: 0-0.
?, Santiago: 0-0 [Cruzeiro 4-3 on PKs].
Recopa 1991/92
Apr 19, 1992, Kobe (JPN): 0-0 [Colo Colo 5-4 on PKs].
Supercopa 1993
Oct 6, BH: Cruzeiro 6-1.
Oct 13, Santiago: 3-3.
Supercopa 1995
Sep 12, BH: Cruzeiro 1-0.
Sep 21, Santiago: 0-0.
Supercopa 1996
Oct 30, BH: Cruzeiro 3-2.
Nov 6, Santiago: Cruzeiro 4-0.
Libertadores 1997
Jul 23, BH: Cruzeiro 1-0.
Jul 30, Santiago: Colo Colo 3-2 [Cruzeiro 4-1 on PKs].
Supercopa 1997
Aug 27, Santiago: Colo Colo 4-2.
Oct 15, BH: Cruzeiro 2-0.
Mercosur 1998
Sep 3, Santiago: Colo Colo 2-1.
Oct 15, BH: Cruzeiro 5-0.
Mercosur 2001
Jul 29, BH: 1-1.
Sep 26, Santiago: 0-0.
Total: 17 matches, 7 wins by Cruzeiro, 3 by Colo Colo.

Group 1
Corinthians (São Paulo-BRA) - Racing Montevideo (URU)
[Feb 25 12:50 AM GMT]
It's their group phase debut and first meeting ever.

Group 8
Flamengo (Rio-BRA) - Universidad Católica (Santiago-CHL)
[Feb 25 12:50 AM GMT]
They are also making the group phase debut, but have met
in Copa Libertadores 2002:
Feb 14, Rio: Católica 3-1.
Mar 13, Santiago: Católica 2-1.

Group 2
CF Monterrey (MEX) - Nacional (Asunción-PAR)
[Feb 25 3:10 AM GMT]
Monterrey lost away to São Paulo (BRA) and Nacional lost
at home to Once Caldas (COL).
It's their first ever meeting.

Tchau!
Jesus Petry
From: milivella on
Jesus Petry:

>   Two other substitutes combined for the winner: Andrezinho
>   found Walter with a through pass and the youngster, a
>   Milivella pick inFantasy Scout, brilliantly rolled to his side
>   instead of shooting straight at Elizaga.

I hope this is not the apex of his career!

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Cheers
milivella
From: Jesus Petry on
On Feb 25, 6:30 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Jesus Petry:
>
> >   Two other substitutes combined for the winner: Andrezinho
> >   found Walter with a through pass and the youngster, a
> >   Milivella pick inFantasy Scout, brilliantly rolled to his side
> >   instead of shooting straight at Elizaga.
>
> I hope this is not the apex of his career!

Talk about a kiss of death... apparently he's gone mad, doesn't leave
his apartment and missed the last five days of training...

Tchau!
Jesus Petry
From: milivella on
Jesus Petry:

> On Feb 25, 6:30 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jesus Petry:
>
> > >   Two other substitutes combined for the winner: Andrezinho
> > >   found Walter with a through pass and the youngster, a
> > >   Milivella pick inFantasy Scout, brilliantly rolled to his side
> > >   instead of shooting straight at Elizaga.
>
> > I hope this is not the apex of his career!
>
>  Talk about a kiss of death... apparently he's gone mad, doesn't leave
> his apartment and missed the last five days of training...

Argh!

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Cheers
milivella
From: Jesus Petry on
On Mar 11, 5:31 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Jesus Petry:
>
> > On Feb 25, 6:30 am, milivella <milive...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Jesus Petry:
>
> > > >   Two other substitutes combined for the winner: Andrezinho
> > > >   found Walter with a through pass and the youngster, a
> > > >   Milivella pick inFantasy Scout, brilliantly rolled to his side
> > > >   instead of shooting straight at Elizaga.
>
> > > I hope this is not the apex of his career!
>
> >  Talk about a kiss of death... apparently he's gone mad, doesn't leave
> > his apartment and missed the last five days of training...
>
> Argh!

He seems to be back to his mind now, but will be out of the main
squad for a while.

Tchau!
Jesus Petry