Argentina»s Velez Sarsfield midfielder Ivan Bella (C) vies for the ball with Chile»s Universidad Catolica midfielder Fernando Meneses (R) and defender Cristian Alvarez.
Vélez Sársfield drew Chile’s Universidad Católica 1-1 and reached the quarter finals of the Sudamericana Cup at the José Amalfitani Stadium. In the first leg played in Santiago, the Argentine team won 2-0.
Gonzalo Sepúlveda netted Universidad Católica’s goal at 29′ of the first half of the game, but Vélez’s Fernando Ortíz managed to tie the score at 31′ of the second half.
Line-ups:
Vélez: Marcelo Barovero; Fabián Cubero, Sebastián Domínguez, Fernando Ortíz and Emiliano Papa; Héctor Canteros, Augusto Fernández or Francisco Cerro and Ariel Cabral; Iván Bella; David Ramírez and Guillermo Franco. Coach: Ricardo Gareca.
Universidad Católica: Cristopher Toselli; Hans Martínez, Roberto Cereceda, Cristian Alvarez and Marko Biskupovic; Jorge Ormeño, Francisco Silva, Fernando Meneses and Miroslav Mirocevic; Felipe Gutierrez and César Carignano. Coach: Mario Lepe.
Stadium: Vélez.
Referee: Antonio Arias (Peru).
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