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Internacional striker Wason Renteria scored a goal reminiscent of Pele at his best to give the Brazilians a 2-1 win at Uruguay’s Nacional in the first leg of their Libertadores Cup tie in Buenos Aires on Thursday.The Colombian forward was dismissed 10 minutes later, however, picking up two yellow cards in quick succession after riling the home team. Substitute Edigle was also dismissed after only two minutes on the field.

Velez Sarsfield won 4-2 at Newell’s Old Boys odds in an all-Argentine match that was twice interrupted by crowd violence and in which the visitors threatened to walk off.

Internacional’s game in Montevideo should have been remembered for Renteria’s superb 65th-minute winner.

Latching on to a pass forward, Renteria delicately flicked the ball over an opponent with his first touch and volleyed over goalkeeper Jorge Bava from 25 metres with his second.

The goal, however, was almost overshadowed by an unsavoury last 25 minutes.

The trouble began when Renteria celebrated with a provocative dance in front of the Nacional fans and was booked.

After 10 minutes of being hounded and insulted by Nacional players, he was sent off for failing to retreat at a free kick.

The ugly exchanges continued and Edigle, who came on the 81st minute, was dismissed in the 83rd for stamping on Luis Suarez.

TWO PENALTIES

Nacional, three-times winners of the competition, took a 30th-minute lead from a corner when Marco Vanzini rose above the Brazilian defence and scored with a header which goalkeeper Clemer reached but could not keep out.

Internacional levelled when midfielder Jorge Wagner’s 25-metre free kick flew over the wall and into the net with the last kick of the first half.

The Newell’s-Velez match also produced a mix of superb football and unsavoury scenes.

Mauro Zarate put Velez ahead when he outfoxed his marker and shot into the top corner despite being surrounded by three defenders in the 17th minute.

Defender Nicolas Spolli headed Newell’s level from Ariel Ortega’s cross in the 32nd minute but Velez, champions in 1994, regained control with two goals in a minute after halftime.

Leandro Somoza scored from a penalty in the 51st minute and in the next move Zarate — sent off shortly afterwards for a second bookable offence — broke down the right and laid the ball on for Sebastian Ereros to tap home.

One minute later, Ignacio Scocco reduced the arrears before play was halted for six minutes as the crowd hurled objects at the Velez bench.

Zarate made it 4-2 when he converted a controversial penalty, awarded for handball against Adrian Peralta, which aroused the Newell’s supporters.

More missiles were hurled on to the pitch, Velez appeared set to walk off before changing their minds. Play resumed after a 10-minute break in which several fans got on to the pitch through an open gate near the goal.

Sixteen minutes of injury-time were added but there were no further goals or serious incidents.

Former Argentina coach Daniel Passarella, sacked by Corinthians last year after only 15 matches, has a chance to exact revenge when his River Plate side face the Brazilian champions in the Libertadores Cup.Wednesday’s third-round first-leg match in Buenos Aires also means that Argentina forward Carlos Tevez will make a return visit to the stadium where he was infamously sent off for a chicken impersonation.  Tevez played for River’s arch-rivals Boca Juniors before his $18 million move to Corinthians at the end of 2004 and scored a late goal during a stormy River-Boca match in the same competition two years ago.  He celebrated by flapping his wings — River are mockingly known as The Hens by rival supporters — and was promptly sent off. Boca won the semi-final tie on penalties after the aggregate score ended 2-2.  “It’s just another important game for Corinthians and for me,” said Tevez after his team’s 3-0 win over Sao Caetano in the Brazilian championship at the weekend.  Tevez was briefly coached by Passarella at Corinthians before Argentina’s 1978 World Cup captain was unceremoniously fired two months into a one-year contract following a 5-1 defeat by Sao Paulo.  Passarella is one of five coaches who have been employed by Corinthians since they signed a multi-million dollar partnership deal with London-based investors Media Sports investments in 2004.  The current coach is Adhemar Braga, former assistant to Antonio Lopes who became the latest casualty when he resigned under pressure in March, just three months after winning the Brazilian title.  The tie is by far the most attractive in the last 16.

ALL-BRAZIL CLASH

Both teams were among the pre-tournament favourites and are meeting in the last sixteen because of River’s surprisingly poor performance in the group phase.  After suffering a spate of injuries, River lost all three away games in Group 8 and scraped through in second place by winning all their home games at the Monumental stadium.  The action starts on Tuesday when Argentina’s Estudiantes, coached by 1986 World Cup winner Jorge Burruchaga, host Brazilians Goias in Buenos Aires.  The same evening, LDU, whose team forms the backbone of Ecuador’s World Cup squad, entertain Colombia’s Atletico Nacional at 2 800 metres above sea level in Quito.  Two of Brazil’s five representatives meet Wednesday but it is an unappetising prospect.  Defending champions Sao Paulo face local rivals Palmeiras in a repeat of a third-round tie which produced two of the worst matches in last year’s tournament, the sides sharing more than 60 fouls in the second leg alone.  Sao Paulo are hot favourites while Palmeiras, led by former Brazil coach and goalkeeper Emerson Leao, are in disarray after some shocking recent results and behaviour.  They lost 6-1 to Figueirense in the Brazilian championship at the weeked and have had defender Douglas, midfielder Alceu and forward Enilton suspended for four South American games each.  The trio all took part in a pitched battle during a group match at home to Paraguayan champions Cerro Porteno earlier this month.  Mexico’s two teams are both at home with Guadalajara — missing six players called up for Mexico’s pre-World Cup training camp — playing Colombia’s Santa Fe on Wednesday and UANL hosting Paraguay’s Libertad in Monterrey on Thursday.  Three-times former champions Nacional of Uruguay are at home to Internacional on Thursday while an all-Argentine match between Newell’s Old Boys wagering and Velez Sarsfield completes the week’s action the same evening.

It’s the last chance to qualify in the Copa Libertadores, and Brazilian clubs have a chance to complete an unprecedented sweep of six spots in the second round.With the final 12 first-round games to be played this week, six of the 16 berths in the knockout round are still up for grabs. Defending champion Sao Paulo, Palmeiras and Goias already have clinched a spot. Corinthians and Internacional are on the verge and Paulista still has an outside chance at advancing. 

Argentina has two guaranteed entries in the next round, Estudiantes and Velez Sarsfield, while River Plate and Newell’s Old Boys also have a chance at a berth. Colombia has two clubs in the second round, while Mexico, Ecuador and Paraguay have one each.

Corinthians may have the easiest task. The Brazilian champion is tied with Chile’s Catolica atop Group 4 with 10 points and face Colombia’s already eliminated Deportivo Cali on Wednesday.

Catolica will have a tougher challenge from Mexico’s Tigres, which is in third place and can wrest a second-round spot with a win.

Corinthians also hopes to erase the poor impression it left in a 2-0 loss to Gremio on Sunday in the opening round of the Brazilian national championship.

“It’s always bad to start a tournament with a loss, but we have to work hard and recover,” striker Newmar told Pele’s Web site.

Internacional needs only a draw to qualify in Group 6. The Brazilians lead with 11 points and on Tuesday play host to Venezuela’s Maracaibo, in second with eight points. Uruguay’s Nacional also has eight and visits Mexico’s Pumas, which has lost all five of it games so far.

Two-time Libertadores champion River Plate is in a tailspin, losing two straight games in the Libertadores and falling from the lead in the Argentine Clausura championship. Champion in 1986 and 1996, River now clings to second place in Group 8 with six points, one more than Paulista and Ecuador’s El Nacional.

The Argentines can clinch a berth with a win Thursday in Buenos Aires over Paraguay’s Libertad, unbeaten and already qualified with 11 points. Paulista will need a victory at Nacional on Thursday and nothing more than a draw by River Plate to advance.

Group 3 also is wide open, where only Brazil’s Goias has secured a berth with 10 points. The Brazilians host Chile’s Union Espanola on Wednesday, in second place with seven points.

But the group’s second berth also could go to Bolivia’s The Strongest, with six, or Newell’s Old Boys odds, with five. The two meet in Argentina on Wednesday.

The two qualifiers already are decided in Groups 1, 2, 5 and 7, and the final games are merely a formality.

Hector Steinert scored to tying goal with just five minutes and Newell’s Old Boys of Argentina played to a 1-1 draw with Union Espanola in Group Three of the Copa Lobertadores tournament on Tuesday.World Cup veteran midfielder Jose Luis Sierra gave to lead to Union Espanola at minute 25th with a free kick. Goias of Brazil leads the group and has already qualified for the quarterfinals with 10 points. Union Espanola and Strongest of Bolivia have six and Newell’s trails with five.

Newell’s was down to 20 players at minute 26 after Nicolas Spoli was expelled for foul play.

Boca Juniors had two players sent off for the second weekend in a row but still managed to beat Banfield 2-1 in the Argentina championship on Sunday.Lanus hammered River Plate 4-1 while Newell’s Old Boys held arch-rivals Rosario Central 0-0. River, Boca and Newell’s are now level at the top of the Clausura championship with 25 points from 13 games.