South American Futbol - Libertadores, Sudamericana, World Cup 2010

Universidad Catolica thrashed Santiago Morning 3-0 and in doing so remain top of the Chilean Clausura championship after 15 rounds. Catolica dominated their opponents right from the start to the finish, and won the game with two goals from Juan Jose Morales and another from Damian Diaz. Next up for the league leaders will be [...]

Velez Sarsfield progressed to the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana after fighting from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw against Union Espanola at the Santa Laura stadium in Santiago, Chile. The Argentine Clausura champions went through 5-4 on aggregate after the two legs. They won 3-2 in Buenos Aires last week. Union Espanola [...]

Universidad de Chile defeated Internacional of Brazil 1-0 in Santiago, and in doing so qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana. The only goal of the match was scored by Uruguayan striker Juan Manuel Olivera in the first half. Universidad claimed a 1-1 draw in Porto Alegre last week and this put them in [...]

Velez Sarsfield scored twice in injury-time to overwhelm Union Espanola 3-2 at the Jose Amalfitani stadium in Liniers, Buenos Aires. The Argentine champions dominated their opponents in the early moments of the game, as they tried to take them by surprise with incisive attacking football. Velez created the better goal scoring opportunities, and it seemed [...]

Most American fans probably know little — if anything — about Colo-Colo. But when it comes to Chilean soccer, the club is like Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich rolled into one. For years, Los Albos have dominated the domestic scene, and their recent resurgence has translated into four successive league titles. Colo-Colo has [...]

Need an early sleeper for the 2010 World Cup? With less than a month until the beginning of South American qualifying, early signs suggest that Marcelo Bielsa‘s Chile squad could be the continent’s biggest revelation. When the former Argentina manager took charge of La Roja last month, he promised to help transform Chilean soccer, with [...]