Libertadores Cup: Newell’s defeated Olimpia of Paraguay 3-1

Argentina, February 15, 2013

Newell’s Old Boys of Rosario, team that returned to the Libertadores Cup after seven years of being absence, won yesterday, as locals, against Olympia of Paraguay, 3-1, in the match that completed the first date of the group 7 of the contest. The goals were scored by Scocco, Orzán and Maxi Rodríguez for the locals while Bareiro scored for the visitors.

Newell´s Old Boys de Rosario: Nahuel Guzmán; Marcos Cáceres, Santiago Vergini, Gabriel Heinze y Milton Casco; Pablo Pérez, Hernán Villalba y Maximiliano Rodríguez; Juan Ignacio Vieyra, Ignacio Scocco and Víctor Figueroa. Coach: Gerardo Martino.

Olimpia: Martín Silva; Salustiano Candia, Herminio Miranda y Enrique Meza; Alejandro Silva, Eduardo Aranda, Richard Ortíz, Wilson Pittoni y Sebastián Ariosa; Juan Manuel Salgueiro and Juan Carlos Ferreyra. Coach: Ever Almeida.

Yellow Cards: Vergini, Scocco and Orzán (NOB). Miranda, Alejandro Silva and Salgueiro (O).

Stadium: Newell´s Old Boys, in Rosario.

Referee: Leandro Vuaden, from Brazil.