This is the Copa Libertadores ranking: River beats Nacional and starts in the best way

The second match of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores It ended at the Monumental Stadium with the victory of Riverwho beat Nacional de Montevideo 2-0 thanks to the goal of the Diablito Echeverri AND Facundo Colidio and is one of the three teams, together with Atlético Mineiro and Boívar, with an ideal score.

Furthermore, the millionaire is the only one to maintain an undefeated record in continental competition – in his first match he beat Deportivo Táchira in Venezuela with the same result – and was one step away from qualifying for the 2025 Club World Cup.

Excursions out of the country for teams competing internationally are usually crucial. That ideal of finding the so-called “English average” (obtaining three wins at home and recovering draws away from home) is said to be the formula for getting closer to qualifying for the round of 16. This Wednesday, Saint Lawrence AND Central rosary They lost ground to Bajo Flores and Gigante de Arroyito, losing to Independiente del Valle in Quito and Atlético Mineiro in Brazil.

Obviously there are different nuances. In group F, Ciclón was momentarily last, after failing to draw 1-1 at home against Palmeiras, who will close the second match this Thursday in San Pablo against Uruguay’s Liverpool, their next rival.

‘Canalla’ didn’t suffer much from the 1-2 draw against Mineiro. The fact is that in the premiere they had won against Peñarol of Uruguay, so it was a duel between winners. This Wednesday, the Uruguayan team showed no mercy against Venezuela’s Caracas, the weakest rival in group G.

Meanwhile, Talleres de Córdoba, who drew 2-2 against Ecuador’s Barcelona in Guayaquil, remained leaders of B with a point ahead of San Pablo, who they beat as guests on their debut.

On Tuesday, Estudiantes de La Plata was leading with four points together with the Chilean Huachipato, who surprised in Porto Alegre by beating Gremio, after beating Bolivia’s strongest at home.