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LIBERATORS

Four duels between former champions will attract the spotlight in the Copa Libertadores in the third day of the group stage.

In it group H, Atlético Nacional, champion of the Libertadores in 1989 and 2016, and Olimpia, absolute in 1979, 1990 and 2002, They will meet on Tuesday for the leadership that the Colombian club has with six points in two outings against four from their rival, who is also undefeated.

Patronato, which has not yet won, and Melgar, which adds one, are the other teams in group Hand they will meet on Thursday in Argentina.

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Internacional, champion 2006 and 2010, receives Nacional on Wednesday, who reigned in 1971, 1980 and 1988, and is the leader of group B with six units. The Brazilian club escorts him with four integers. They are followed by Independiente Medellín, third with one, and Metropolitanos, who have not added yet, and who play on the same day 3 in Colombia.

Colo Colo, absolute in 1991, and the six-time champion Boca Juniors will face each other on Wednesday in Chile for the leadership of group F. Both accumulate four points. The next day, Deportivo Pereira and Monagas, with one point each, will play in Colombia.

For group A, the 1967 champion Racing Club, also with perfect pace and six units, wants to widen the gap on Thursday from Flamengo, owner of the titles in 1981, 2019 and 2022, who escorts him with three. Two days before they will meet Ñublense, who has lost everything they have played; and Aucas that has three points.

– Matches of the third day of the Copa Libertadores:

02.05 Liverpool (URU) – Argentinos Juniors (ARG)

02.05 Nublense (CHI) – Aucas (ECU)

02.05 Atlético Nacional (COL) – Olimpia (PAR)

02.05 Corinthians (BRA) – Independiente del Valle (ECU)

02.05 Fluminense (BRA) – River Plate (ARG)

02.05 Sporting Cristal (PER) – The Strongest (BOL)

03.05 Cerro Porteño (PAR) – Bolivar (BOL)

03.05 International (BRA) – National (URU)

03.05 Colo Colo (CHI) – Boca Juniors (ARG)

03.05 Atlético Mineiro (BRA) – Alianza Lima (PER)

03.05 Barcelona (ECU) – Palmeiras (BRA)

03.05 Ind. Medellín (COL) – Metropolitans (VEN)

04.05 Board of Trustees (ARG) – Melgar (PER)

04.05 Racing Club (ARG) – Flamengo (BRA)

04.05 Freedom (PAR) – Athletico Paranaense (BRA)

04.05 Deportivo Pereira (COL) – Monagas (VEN)

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SOUTH AMERICAN

The Argentines Estudiantes de La Plata and Newell’s Old Boys, the Brazilians Bragantino, Sao Paulo and Fortaleza, the Colombian Millonarios and the Ecuadorian Liga de Quito are the teams with perfect pace in the twenty-second edition of the Copa Sudamericana.

AND Five of them have shown unbeatable defenses so far: Estudiantes, Sao Paulo, Newell’s, Millonarios and Fortaleza.

On Tuesday in group D, Sao Paulo, leader with six points and champion in 2012, will visit Tolima, which follows with three. The following day Tigre, third with three, will visit Puerto Cabello, which has accumulated two defeats.

A duel of undefeated and for the leadership of C will take place on Tuesday when Bragantino and Estudiantes de La Plata meet, both with six points but with the Brazilian club with the best scorer balance, while Tacuary and Oriente Petrolero, In a clash of teams that have lost in two outings, they will try to change their luck.

Newell’s, with six points, will host Santos on Tuesday, who has four, for group E and will seek to extend their lead in an area where Audax, third with one point, hosts Blooming, another bottom team without adding.

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Millionaires, leader of group F with six integers, will face on Wednesday América Mineiro, who accumulates three and wants to surprise in the key completed by Defensa y Justicia, champion in 2020, who has three and plays on Thursday against Peñarol, who has disappointed and it still doesn’t add up.

The 2009 champion, Liga de Quito (6), will expose on Thursday his impeccable run in group A on his visit to Botafogo (4). The other teams in the area, Magallanes (1) and César Vallejo, who has not started yet, play on Tuesday.

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Fortaleza will host Estudiantes de Mérida, bottom team without scoring, on Thursday for group H, while on Wednesday their escort San Lorenzo will visit Palestino in a duel for second place, since both have three units.

– Matches of the third day of the Copa Sudamericana:

02.05 Hurricane (ARG) – Danube (URU)

02.05 Tacuary (PAR) – Oriente Petrolero (BOL)

02.05 Sports Tolima (COL) – Sao Paulo (BRA)

02.05 Bragantino (BRA) – Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG)

02.05 Magallanes (CHI) – César Vallejo (PER)

02.05 Newell’s Old Boys (ARG) – Santos (BRA)

03.05 Palestine (CHI) – San Lorenzo (ARG)

03.05 Guaraní (PAR) – Emelec (ECU)

03.05 Millionaires (COL) – America MG (BRA)

03.05 Puerto Cabello (VEN) – Tigre (ARG)

04.05 Gymnastics (ARG) – Goiás (BRA)