Copa Libertadores 2012: Corinthians Prevail Over Boca Juniors In Final
Corinthians has won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Boca Juniors.
Corinthians has won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Boca Juniors.
Juan Roman Riquelme and Boca Juniors host Corinthians in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final.
The Copa Libertadores hasn't featured too many upsets thus far, meaning the quarterfinals are stacked with eight high-quality teams.
None of the big favorites in Copa Libertadores have their ties locked up, and both Santos FC and Universidad de Chile need to engineer comebacks.
Atletico Nacional and Velez Sarsfield kick off Tuesday's Copa Libertadores action, with Cruz Azul and Libertad in action later. Boca Juniors, Corinthians and La U also play this week.
Neymar, Ganso and company have to take a tough trip to La Paz, while Fluminense and Internacional square off without some injured attacking stars.
Velez Sarsfield hosts Defensor Sporting in Tuesday's best game. Wednesday is light on intrigue before a fantastic Thursday closes out the Copa Libertadores group stages.
On Tuesday night, Peñarol attempt to play spoiler for Atletico Nacional and keep Godoy Cruz's qualification chances alive. Later in the week, Group 2 and Group 5 conclude play.
Unviersidad de Chile and Nacional of Uruguay are big teams that are in need of wins on Tuesday.
Libertad travel to Vasco da Gama while Cruz Azul go away to Corinthians in the reverse fixtures of last week's big games.
Libertad and Vasco da Gama play the round's biggest match on Wednesday. Chivas Guadalajara and Defensor Sporting close out Tuesday's games with an important fixture.
Universidad de Chile goes away to Peñarol on Tuesday, while Santos and Internacional play a marquee all-Brazilian clash on Wednesday.
Universidad de Chile and Godoy Cruz play the biggest match of the week in Copa Libertadores. On Tuesday, last years runners-up Peñarol play a big match. Every Brazilian team is off.
Universidad de Chile, Boca Juniors, Corinthians and Flamengo all get their Copa Libertadores campaigns underway this week.