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Paraguay Division Profesional Wrap: Cerro Porteno, Libertad stay unbeaten

Cerro Porteno remain unbeaten on top of the Paraguay Division Profesional after a 2-0 victory at home against Sol de America.

The game was scoreless at half-time and it took until 72 minutes for Guillermo Beltran to put Francisco Arce´s side into the lead.

Jose Ortigoza sealed the win on 87 minutes as Cerro Porteno stayed ahead of Libertad in the standings by goals scored, with both sides having equal points and goal difference.

Two first-half goals helped Libertad to a 2-0 home win against Deportivo Carapegua.

Brian Montenegro and Jorge Recalde were the goalscorers as Libertad managed to keep their unbeaten record alive.

After starting the season with three draws, General Diaz got their first win as they swept aside Guarani 3-0 on the road.

A seventh-minute goal from Walter Cabrera got Diaz off to the perfect start and penalties from Alfredo Cano and Cristian Sosa before half-time completed the comfortable victory.

Deportivo Capiata´s fast start secured the three points as they defeated Sportivo Luqueno 2-0.

Arturo Aquino scored on nine minutes before Dionisio Perez rounded out the scoring in the 15th minute.

In other results, Rubio Nu were 1-0 winners against Cerro Porteno PF and Nacional Asuncion fought out a 1-1 draw with Olimpia.

Uruguay Primera Division Wrap: Penarol, Defensor off to poor starts

Reigning champions Penarol began their Uruguayan Premier League title defence with a 4-2 home defeat to River Plate on Sunday.

The visitors found themselves 3-1 up at half-time through goals from Cristian Techera, Lucas Rodriguez and Hamilton Pereira, with Jorge Rodriguez on target for Penarol.

A red card for Sebastian Piriz seven minutes after the restart further damaged the champions´ chances of getting back into the game, and Diego Casas secured the win for River Plate with six minutes to go after Gonzalo Viera had found the net for the champions.

Last season´s beaten finalists Defensor Sporting also got off to a bad start as Rodrigo Aguirre´s 89th-minute goal gave Liverpool the three points at Estadio Belvedere.

Elsewhere, El Tanque Sisley also left it late to pick up three valuable points on the road against Fenix. Santiago Lamanna opened the scoring after 10 minutes for the visitors, but Hernan Novick equalised from the penalty spot 11 minutes after the break.

However, Jonathan Iglesias grabbed the winner in the 89th minute as the Montevideo-based club look to improve on their fourth-place finish in last season’s Apertura.

Sud America were the other side to pick up an away win in the first round of fixtures. They picked up a 2-0 victory at Juventud thanks to goals from Juan Cobelli and Santiago Gonzalez.

The weekend´s biggest home winners were Cerro as they dispatched Wanderers 3-1. Hugo Silveira and Hector Acuna gave the hosts a 2-0 lead at the break, before Gaston Rodriguez pulled one back just before the hour mark from the penalty spot.

But Claudio Dadomo then sealed the three points for the home side two minutes from the end.

The final two matches of the week saw Ignacio Gonzalez score in Nacional´s 1-0 win over Racing, while Cerro Largo and Danubio drew 0-0.

Mål

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Liga de Futbol Profesional Boliviano Wrap: Bolivar thrash Oriente Petrolero

Bolivar won their second game in a row as they trounced Oriente Petrolero 6-0 in the Liga de Futbol Profesional Boliviano on Sunday.

It was all one-way traffic for Miguel Portugal´s men as Ronald Eguino and Jaime Arrascaita established a 2-0 lead after 32 minutes.

Four minutes later, Juan Arce added another before Rudy Cardozo´s penalty gave the current Clausura champions a 4-0 lead heading into half-time break.

Arce completed his brace on 68 minutes before Oriente´s Pablo de Muner put through his own net in the 90th minute to complete the rout.

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Sport Boys jumped clear on top of the table by goal difference after two second-half goals clinched a 2-0 triumph at Blooming.

Hector Gaitan´s 69th-minute effort and Ferreira´s goal on 90 minutes wrapped up all three points.

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Wilstermann held on to second position despite a 1-1 draw against Aurora.

Rodrigo Ramallo´s 76th-minute goal for Wilstermann cancelled out Aurora´s opener on 13 minutes through Roberto Gamarra.

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In other results, Nacional Potosi won 1-0 against Guabira, a 90th-minute goal got The Strongest a 1-0 victory against San Jose and Club Universitario were victorious over Real Potosi by a solitary goal.

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Chile Primera Division Wrap: Colo Colo claim first win

Colo Colo secured their first win of the Chile Primera Division season after convincingly defeating Deportes Iquique 4-1 on Sunday.

There was an early hitch for Gustavo Benitez´s side as Iquique took a first-minute lead through Cristian Bogado.

It only took 17 minutes for Colo Colo to restore parity when Gonzalo Fierro found the back of the net before goals on the stroke of half-time to Jose Fuenzalida and Emiliano Vecchio garnered a match-defining 3-1 lead.

Felipe Flores added a fourth in the 90th minute and Colo Colo will hope this victory will get their season back on track.

Universidad Catolica remain on top of the division by goal difference after a late equaliser earned a 1-1 draw against Audax Italiano.

Defender Boris Rieloff gave Italiano the advantage after 33 minutes but things became difficult in the 66th minute when Juan Cornejo was shown a straight red card.

Italiano tried to hold on but substitute Matias Jadue popped up in the 86th minute to earn a share of the spoils for Catolica.

Cobreloa leaped to second in the standings after holding off 10-man Santiago Wanderers by a 2-1 scoreline.

A second yellow card to Andres Robles on 29 minutes set the Wanderers a task and that was made challenging by Jonathan Chavez´s 36th-minute penalty.

Two minutes after the restart, Cristian Gaitan made it 2-0 for Cobreloa with Wanderers´ bench player Moises Villarroel sent off in the aftermath.

The Wanderers somehow managed to pinch a goal back through Matias Donoso on 81 minutes but were unable to find an equaliser.

In other results, O´Higgins dropped to third after a 1-1 draw against Everton, Huachipato earned a 2-0 win at Union Espanola and Universidad Concepcion ran out 2-0 winners against Palestino.

Cobresal comfortably accounted for Antofagasta 2-0, Rangers and Union La Calera fought out a 2-2 draw and Universidad Chile scrapped a 2-2 result against Nublense.

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Ecuador Primera A Wrap: Rios sinks Deportivo Quito

Andres Rios´ first-half hat-trick helped Deportivo Cuenca to a 6-1 thrashing of Deportivo Quito in the Ecuador Primera A.

It only took until the fifth minute for Rios to open his account for Fabian Frias´ side before Federico Nieto equalised for Deportivo Quito on 37 minutes.

But Rios added two more strikes on the stroke of half-time as Cuenca took control of the match.

Alex Gonzalez made it 4-1 three minutes after the restart and late goals to Javier Charcopa and Byron Cano completed the crushing victory.

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Barcelona can thank Wilder Medina´s first-half double for their 2-1 victory against Manta.

Medina scored in the 14th and 47th minutes before Christian Marquez scored a consolation goal for Manta on 86 minutes.

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First-placed Universidad Catolica came from behind to record a 2-1 triumph against Emelec, putting their opponents in second position in the league.

Marcos Mondaini´s 31st-minute goal got Emelec off to a great start but a double within four second-half minutes from Federico Laurito got Catolica over the line.

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EL Nacional surrendered a first-half lead as they shared the points 1-1 with LDU Loja.

Alejandro Villalva gave Nacional the advantage on 38 minutes but Robert Arboleda tied the contest nine minutes after half-time.

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In other results, Independiente gave a up a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with LDU Quito and Macara recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory against Deportivo Quevedo

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Colombia Primera A Wrap: Atletico Nacional overcome Itagui

Atletico Nacional jumped to the top of the Colombia Primera A after a convincing 4-0 triumph against Itagui.

With the match goalless at half-time, Nacional took control of the game in the second half when Jhon Valoy scored in the 56th minute.

It took until the 81st minute to make it two as Oscar Murillo found the net and the flurry of goals came soon after with Elkin Calle and Sherman Cardenas both scoring in the final six minutes.

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Cucuta Deportivo went bottom of the league after they were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Deportivo Cali.

Sergio Romero gave Cali the lead after 48 minutes but Cucuta´s Javier Araujo tied the contest in the 61st minute.

Cali went ahead again on 76 minutes when midfielder Carlos Lizarazo scored and Cucuta could not force their way back into the game.

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Two goals in the second half handed Santa Fe a 2-1 away win against Deportes Quindio.

Strikes through Jefferson Cuero on 53 minutes and Yovanny Arrechea in the 78th minute were enough to see off Quindio.


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A late goal to Didier Moreno was not enough as Atletico Huila went down 2-1 at Patriotas Boyaca.

Boyaca made all the early running as Danilo Moreno and Jose Tancredi grafted a 2-0 lead with goals within four first-half minutes.

The sending off Boyaca´s Gonzalo Martinez on 79 minutes swung the contest but Hulia could only pull one goal back through Moreno´s late strike.

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In other results, Alianza Petrolera got a 1-0 result at Medellin, Deportivo Pasto overcame Junior 1-0 and Dayro Moreno netted a hat-trick to power Millonarios to 3-0 win against Once Caldas.

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Deportes Tolima drew 1-1 with Boyaca Chico while La Equidad and Envigado shared the points in their 0-0 draw.

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Cavani expects Ibrahimovic partnership to flourish

Edinson Cavani is confident that his partnership with Zlatan Ibrahimovic will prove fruitful despite a faltering start.

The Paris Saint-Germain pair started together for the first time since the Uruguayan arrived at the club, but Ajaccio held on for a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Cavani, who opened his account with a late equaliser, saw promising signs in the display.

And he was quick to dismiss the suggestion that the two would be unable to play together.

"It (their relationship) is normal, there is no problem," he told L´Equipe. "We are complementary, that´s for sure. With time, we will be even better on the ground."

The defending champions were frustrated by Fabrizio Ravanelli´s side at the Parc des Princes and Cavani admitted that he was disappointed not to get all three points.

"This is football," he added. "This is my first goal and it is nice, but it does not do much good if you do not win at the end.

"We deserved to win. We had so many opportunities but we will improve gradually.

"With hard work, we will achieve our goals."

Cavani arrived at PSG in July after scoring 78 goals in 104 Serie A games for previous club Napoli.

Falcao denies Monaco departure talk

Radamel Falcao has dismissed reports that he wants to leave Monaco after just three months with the Ligue 1 club.

Reports in the Spanish media suggested that the Colombian striker was keen to leave the club amid concerns around the tax laws in the principality.

After paying €45million for Falcao in May, Monaco gave him a €14m annual salary, but new laws will see his take-home sum cut in half.

Spanish newspaper Marca claimed that the former Atletico Madrid striker had been offered to Real Madrid, however, the 27-year-old rejected the story.

"I am very happy at Monaco and I believe in the project," he said. "I feel good at the club and I´m staying here."

Falcao has started his career in France well, finding the net on his debut against Bordeaux and opening the scoring in the 4-1 victory over Montpellier on Sunday.

The club were also quick to deny the reports, posting on their official Twitter account: "The club would like to categorically deny rumours about a sale of Falcao.

"As a reminder, the Colombian attacker has signed with ASMFC for five years."

Liverpool ´confident´ of ´Willian´ signing - report

Liverpool are ´confident´ of sealing the €30 million signing of Anzhi Makhachkala´s Brazilian winger Willian according to reports in England.

Goal.com claims that the Reds expect to complete the signing after promising to match Willian´s reported €100,000 a week wages.

The Anfield club have also offered a sell-on clause to Anzhi, promising them 50 per cent of any profit on any future sale worth over €30m.

Tottenham are also said to be interested in signing the Brazil star but Brendan Rodgers´ side are said to be the forerunners.

"For now, all there is are talks. There was the Manchester City bid [of €40m], and that was turned down [before Kerimov decided to reduce funding] and that was a while ago," Willian told reporters last week.

Now, I´m waiting for a new bid to arrive in the next days from a few clubs, like Liverpool. If it´s really Liverpool, then it is surely a great club. I´m hopeful and very calm, just waiting for the best."

All of Sunday’s Primera action….
Posted on August 19, 2013 by pedrocoates
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Riquelme runs to Bianchi to celebrate the opening goal in last night’s victory

A Sunday which saw several of Argentina’s heavyweights in action produced some interesting results. Boca Juniors bounced back from their defeat earlier in the week to defeat Atletico Rafaela in La Bombonera, kickstarted by Juan Roman Riquelme’s indirect freekick and finished by a fine team move, Boca look to be improving. Later, River Plate dropped more points as they produced a goalless draw in Mendoza with Godoy Cruz. With Teo Gutierrez still not able to play River look woefully short up top and lack any real edge. Newell’s Old Boys and Belgrano were also unable to produce any goals when they met in Rosario mainly thanks to the performance of Belgrano keeper, Juan Olave. In the remaining game, Racing were comfortably beaten by Tigre perhaps edging Manager, Luis Zebeldia towards the exit door. Boca loanee, Sergio Araujo scored twice before Racing flop, Jose Sand rubbed salt into the wound. Rodrigo De Paul managed a consolation but the end could be nigh for Zubeldia.


TIGRE 3 – 1 RACING

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NEWELL’S OLD BOYS 0 – 0 BELGRANO

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BOCA JUNIORS 2 – 1 ATLETICO RAFAELA

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GODOY CRUZ 0 – 0 RIVER PLATE

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