Cruzeiro takes the lead vs. River Plate in Argentina and now will play at Mineirão on next Wed. --- Copa Libertadores 2015 - Quarterfinal - 1st Leg River Plate (ARG) 0x1 Cruzeiro (BRA) Monumental de Núñez - Buenos Aires, Argentina Date: 21/05/2015 Goal: 81´ Marquinhos 0-1 --- About Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores da America is an annual international football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the most important and prestigious tournament in South America. The competition assembles Americas' 32 top clubs divided into 8 groups where the two best teams of each group advance to the knockout stages. The playoffs begin on round-of-16 and are played on home and away matches until the finals. The winner of the Copa Libertadores becomes eligible to play in two tournaments: the FIFA Club World Cup and the Recopa Sudamericana. Argentine club Independiente is the most successful club in the cup history, having won the tournament 7 times. It's followed by Boca Juniors (ARG), 6, and Peñarol (URU), 5. The current champion of the competition is Sa Lorenzo (ARG). --- Subscribe now - Like us on Facebook - Follow us on Twitter - FootballMania -
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