Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Defending champs Boca Juniors held to 1-1 draw by Maracaibo in Libertadores opener

Defending champions Boca Juniors were held to a 1-1 draw away at Venezuela's Maracaibo on Wednesday in the opening match of Copa Libertadores Group 3.

In other matches Wednesday, Argentina's Arsenal recorded a 1-0 home win over Paraguay's Libertad while their Group 8 rivals LDU Quito of Ecuador and Brazil's Fluminense played out a 0-0 draw. America of Mexico got an injury-time goal to beat Chile's Universidad Catolica 2-1.

Maracaibo midfielder Miguel Mea Vitali looked to have scored an extraordinary winner when his 35-meter free kick found the back of the net in the 81st minute, thrilling the 42,000 home fans.

But the advantage only last two …

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