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Luqueño pushes Nacional into the next round of the Copa Libertadores

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

atletico_nacional.jpgAtlético Nacional will move on to the second round of the Copa Libertadores, despite losing 1-0 from São Paulo. Luqueño helped the Medellín club by convincingly beating Audax with 4-1. Both Luqueño and Audax Italiano are eliminated.

São Paulo and Nacional entered the match at Morumbi Stadium tied for the lead with eight points each, but Nacional had a better goal difference and needed only a draw to finish first in the group.
Nacional ended second in group 7 with 8 points. Luqueño and Audax both ended with 7 and São Paulo, leader in the group, has 11.

In the round of 16, São Paulo will face Uruguay’s Nacional, which defeated Peru’s Cienciano 3-1 to finish second to Brazil’s Flamengo in Group 4. Atlético Nacional will play Fluminense.

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