South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Danubio thrashed rivals Defensor Sporting 3-0 in a one-sided match at the Jardines del Hipodromo stadium in Montevideo on Sunday. All of Danubio’s goals came in the second half, when Defensor lost midfielder Pablo Gaglianone to a red card. The goals were scored by Diego Ifran, Esteban Conde and Colombian veteran Hamilton Ricard. The derby [...]

Palmeiras fought out a goalless draw with crosstown rivals Sao Paulo but remain top of the Brazilian championship after second-placed Goias were thrashed 4-0 by Internacional. The Verdao dominated proceedings in front of 42,000 fans at the Morumbi stadium but couldn’t break through the rock-solid Sao Paulo defence. Palmeiras came closest to winning the match, [...]

Veteran striker Martin Palermo scored in the final ten minutes of play to give Boca Juniors a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Lanus at the Ciudad de Lanus stadium in the south of Buenos Aires on Sunday. Argentina’s most popular club, who were without playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme for the match, went ahead in the 16th [...]

In a little more than a week, we’ll likely know if Argentina is a contender for the 2010 World Cup or a pretender, and a serious risk to miss out on South Africa altogether. Diego Maradona’s squad has little option but to claim all three points on Sept. 5 when it takes on archrival Brazil [...]

Uruguay’s most popular club, Penarol, defeated Wanderers 2-0 in the first round of the Apertura Championship, with first-half goals from veteran striker Antonio Pacheco. Los Aurinegros dominated their opponents in front of 25,000 fans at the Centenario stadium. Defensor Sporting thrashed Atenas 5-1 at the Luis Franzini stadium. New signing Marcelo Guerrero grabbed a hat-trick [...]

In a round that saw not a single team win on the road, Palmeiras were able to consolidate their position at the top of the table with another important triumph. Gremio thrashed Atletico Mineiro 4-1 at the Olimpico stadium in Porto Alegre, and in doing so climbed into ninth position. The two-time champions won courtesy [...]

Sao Paulo continued their exciting title charge, after winning 2-1 at Sport Recife. The Brazilian champions worked hard in a violent game where three players received their marching orders. They won thanks to a first half goal from Washington and a second half injury-time goal from Hugo. Fabiano scored for Sport earlier in the second [...]

With South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup resuming next month, the top four positioned teams of the continent tested their strength in what ended up being worthwhile friendly matches on Wednesday. While Brazil, Argentina and Chile claimed hard-fought victories in Europe, Paraguay lost in Asia. While all four nations are expected to qualify [...]

Adriano claimed his tenth goal of the season to give Flamengo an important 1-0 victory over rivals Corinthians at Maracana stadium on Sunday. The former Inter Milan striker became the Brazilian league’s leading scorer with the goal. Having missed two clear-cut opportunities during the game, Adriano made up for this by handing Flamengo the three [...]