This is the 2nd week of the group stage of the 2007 Copa Libertadores (the South American Champion's League equivalent) and the rest of the Brazilian clubs have now began their campaigns over the last few days.
Wednesday 21/02/07
Nacional (Uruguay) 3x1 Inter Porto Alegre - Group 4
The defending champions, Internacional, began their campaign to retain the Libertadores Cup with a defeat in Montevideo. Inter 7th participation in the event maintaned their taboo of never winning their first game - now they have 3 draws and 4 lost matches in total. Internacional paid for having made too many mistakes during the match and despite having scored first and Nacional's Rodriguez having been sent off in the 16th minute of the 2nd half, the Uruguayan side still managed to score 3 goals and beat Inter. Struggling to react to Nacional, Wellington Monteiro from Inter was also sent off in the 29th minute of the 2nd half. A difficult start and poor result, so far the only Brazilian side with no points in the competition.
Parana 2x0 Real Potosi (Bolivia) - Group 5
Parana continued their impressive 100% to their maiden participation in the Libertadores with yet another win. This match was dominated by the Curitiba club and they deserved the 3 points. Good result and great start in the cup.
Flamengo 3x1 Union Maracaibo (Venezuela) - Group 5
The Rio de Janeiro team recovered from their draw last week in the Bolivian heights to record their first win in the cup. They have already gained as many points in the competition (4 points) as they did in 2002 in 6 matches, when the club did not qualify past the group stage. Good result, expected from Flamengo given the opposition.
Deportivo Pasto (Colombia) 0x1 Santos - Group 8
The Chilean Maldonado scored the winning goal for Santos in their 1st Libertadores Cup match this season. Despite the height at which the match was played in, Santos coped with the difficulties and managed the match to their advantage. Excellent result away from home.
Other results: El Nacional-Ecu 1x2 America-Mex, Libertad-Par 1x0 Banfield-Arg, Alianza Lima-Per 1x2 Necaxa-Mex, Cienciano-Per 1x2 Toluca-Mex
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