This year’s Libertadores Cup is drawing to a close; the second leg of the two part quarter-finals will be played over the next three days.
Five Brazilians teams made it past the group stage; Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo, Paraná and Grêmio all qualified for the quarter finals while Internacional missed out finishing third in Group 4 behind Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina) and Nacional (Uruguay).
São Paulo are the only Brazilian team who will enter the second leg of their quarter final in the lead, having beaten Grêmio 1-0 at home last week. Paraná Clube were beaten 2-1 at home by Libertad (Paraguay), Flamengo lost their away tie against Defensor (Uruguay) 3-0 while Santos drew 2-2 with Caracas in the Venezuelan capital.
This weeks fixtures:
08/05/2007 Colo Colo (CHI) x América (MEX)
08/05/2007 Toluca (MEX) x Cúcuta (COL)
09/05/2007 Velez Sarsfield (ARG) x Boca Juniors (ARG)
09/05/2007 Flamengo (BRA) x Defensor (UR)
09/05/2007 Grêmio (BRA) x São Paulo (BRA)
10/05/2007 Santos (BRA) x Caracas (VEN)
10/05/2007 Libertad (PAR) x Paraná Clube (BRA)
10/05/2007 Necaxa (MEX) x Nacional (UR)
