santos bra vs chivas mex copa libertadores 2008 video

( 41 ratings )

SANTOS (BRA) Vs. CHIVAS (MEX) | Copa LIBERTADORES 2008

Published: 2008/03/05 by NoMeMientasCompadre

Copa Libertadores: Santos beats Chivas 1-0, reaches Group 6 lead. Colombian striker Mauricio Molina scored in the first half and Santos defeated Mexico's Chivas 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday. The result moved the Brazilian club to the top of Group 6 with four points, one more than Chivas and two more than Colombia's Cucuta Deportivo. Bolivia's San Jose trails with one point. All four clubs have played two matches. Molina netted the winner at Vila Belmiro in the 22nd minute with a booming shot from outside the area, hitting the right-upper corner of Chivas goalkeeper Luis Michel. Defender Domingos had scored for Santos just three minutes into the match, but the goal was disallowed because of offsides. The result kept alive Santos' 22-match unbeaten streak against foreign teams at home in the Copa Libertadores. The club has won its last 11 matches, and the last defeat was against Colombia's Deportivo Juniors in the 1984 edition of the tournament. It was the first loss in 10 matches this season for Chivas, which has the best record in the Mexican league with 16 points from eight matches. Santos, seeking its first Copa Libertadores title since winning consecutive championships with Pele in 1962 and 1963, was coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to minnow Sertaozinho in the Sao Paulo state championship on Saturday. The club is having a struggling start to its season, and it entered Wednesday's match with only four wins in its first 12 matches. Coach Emerson Leao made several changes to Tuesday's starting lineup, giving a chance to Argentine striker Sebastian Tripodi but leaving out Ecuadorean midfielder Michael Jackson Quinonez and Chilean striker Sebastian Pinto. Quinonez entered the match in the second half. It was the teams' first encounter in the Copa Libertadores. In the next Group 6 round, Santos will play at San Jose on March 19, while Chivas will host Cucuta on March 11.