IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - COPA LIBERTADORES
Picture : Ramiro Vaca is the first Bolívar player to score 2+ braces in a single edition of the Copa Libertadores since Sérgio João in 1998.
Copa Libertadores statistics: group stage, match-day 2 (9-11 April)
Estudiantes La Plata vs Universidad de Chile 1-2
*Universidad de Chile have defeated an Argentine and a Brazilian club (Botafogo) in the same edition of the Copa Libertadores for the 2nd time, along with 2005 (Quilmes and Santos).
Overall, Chilean clubs did it 7 times (also Universidad Católica 3, Unión Española 1, Huachipato 1).
*This is the 2nd time that Universidad de Chile have started a Copa Libertadores group stage with two wins (along with 1996).
*All three goals in this game have been scored in the first 10 minutes. The last Copa Libertadores match with as many goals in the first 10 minutes was on 20 March 2014 (Cerro Porteño vs O'Higgins 2-1).
*Universidad de Chile scored 2 goals in 3 minutes (7' Charles Aranguiz, 10' Matías Zaldivia) to go from losing (1-0) to winning (1-2), something they already achieved once before in the Copa Libertadores on 15 March 1970 against Deportivo Cali (3-1) when Rubén Marcos scored in the 66th minute and Esteban Aránguiz in the 69th minute to turn the score from 0-1 to 2-1.
River Plate vs Barcelona Guayaquil 0-0
*River Plate have ended the longest ever streak of any Argentine team scoring in the Copa Libertadores group stage (22 consecutive matches).
Peñarol vs San Antonio Bulo Bulo 2-0
*Peñarol have now gone 20 home games without losing in the Copa Libertadores (17 wins and 3 draws): the best run for a Uruguayan team in the competition. They have last lost at home on 26 April 2017 (2-3 against Palmeiras).
Libertad vs Talleres Córdoba 2-0
*Adrián Alcaraz took 28 seconds to score, coming off the bench. It's the 2nd fastest goal by a Libertad substitute in the Copa Libertadores
Only Néstor Camacho did it quicker (after 13 seconds against Alianza Lima on 12 April 2012).
Bolívar vs Sporting Cristal 3-0
*Ramiro Vaca is the first Bolívar player to score 2+ braces in a single edition of the Copa Libertadores since Sérgio João in 1998.
Flamengo vs Central Córdoba 1-2
*Central Córdoba became the third Argentine team to win at the Maracaná in the Copa Libertadores against a Brazilian opponent, following Independiente against Santos in 1964 and Argentinos Juniors against Fluminense in 1985.
*Central Córdoba is the 5th non-Brazilian team that defeated a Brazilian rival away in the Copa Libertadores in their debut season in the competition, after Deportivo Italia in 1964, Portugués in 1968, Argentinos Juniors in 1985 and Tijuana in 2013.
*Argentine teams have won 8 of their last 9 matches against Brazilians in CONMEBOL tournaments.
Racing claimed 5 such wins; Unión, Huracán, and Central Córdoba one each. The only exception: Talleres lost to São Paulo.
Palmeiras vs Cerro Porteño 1-0
*This is the most frequent rivalry between teams from different countries in the Copa Libertadores. Palmeiras and Cerro Porteño have faced each other for the 15th time, with 9 wins for the Brazilian team, 4 draws and 2 victories for the Paraguayan club.
Nacional vs Bahia 0-1
*Nacional ended an 11-match unbeaten streak at home in the Copa Libertadores.
*This is the 4th time Nacional have started a Copa Libertadores group stage with 2 defeats and no goals scored (after 1994, 2005, 2014).
Olimpia Asunción vs Vélez Sársfield 0-4
*Olimpia equaled their worst home defeat in the Copa Libertadores. They also lost 0-4 on 11 March 1966, against Universidad Católica in the group stage.
São Paulo vs Alianza Lima 2-2
*For the first time in history, Alianza Lima have gained a point in away game vs a Brazilian team in the Copa Libertadores; they lost all 19 such games before.
*For the first time in history, a Peruvian team have drown a Copa Libertadores match after being two goals down against a Brazilian club.
*Ferreira scored 2 goals within 4 minutes 20 seconds, achieving São Paulo's second-fastest brace in the Copa Libertadores, behind only Borges' 3 minutes 56 seconds against Defensor Sporting on 9 April 2009.
Internacional vs Atlético Nacional 3-0
*Alan Patrick scored a second half hat-trick; the similar was last seen in Copa Libertadores a year ago, when Junior Santos scored 3 goals after the break for Botafogo in a 6-0 win over Aurora.
*Alan Patrick's hat-trick is the third ever by Internacional player in the Copa Libertadores, after Adilson Miranda in 1980 against Vélez Sarsfield and Leandro Damião in 2012 against The Strongest.
Racing vs Atlético Bucaramanga 1-2
*Atlético Bucaramanga achieved their first ever away win in Copa Libertadores, scored their first ever goals in the competition outside of Colombia and became the first ever Colombian team to beat Racing away in the competition.
*Bucaramanga scored more than one goal in a Copa Libertadores away match last time in 1998 (2-2 vs América Cali).