Two scarcely believable games in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday night, as River Plate, on the verge of qualification for the knockout stages, traded goals right from the off against Club America, and saw the Mexicans end a run of five straight defeats with a 4-3 win. Lanus and Estudiantes, meanwhile, only managed one goal less between them; 3-3.
River took the lead early on through Rodrigo Archubi’s second goal in as many games, but were pegged back immediately by Rodrigo Iñigo within a minute. By half-time it was 2-2, another two goals in a minute around the hour made it 3-3, and America got the winner with about twenty minutes remaining to go top of the group on goal difference ahead of River.
Lanus and Estudiantes drew in El Sur, after Estudiantes came from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 but conceded with twelve minutes to go to Lautaro Acosta, and got a let-off when Jose Sand missed a penalty in stoppage time. Estudiantes lead Group 2 with Lanus two points behind, and both are almost home and dry – one, at the very least, will qualify after underwhelming starts.
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River is almost classified, even they lose for not more than one goal in the Monumental the last match, against San Martin of Peru.
America has to play against Catolica in Chile, and the only question is who is to end at the top of the group, River or America. That will imply the kind of rival they have to face in 8es.
Sam I know you’re on holiday, so I’m very understanding, but you’ve got the sequence of goals in River’s game a bit mixed up. All but Archubi’s came in the second half.
Thanks Justin, I had to type all of the above and then put the tags and code in in five minutes, credit was running out in the internet cafe!
We really don’t deserve you Sam!