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Luqueño pushes Nacional into the next round of the Copa Libertadores

by Adriaan Alsema

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.