Copa Libertadores 2011 kicked off on 25 January with a 2-0 win for
Copa Sudamericana 2010 champions
Independiente against
Deportivo Quito of Ecuador. Matías Defederico who made his return to Argentina after an unsuccessful stint with brazilian side Corinthians scored on his competitive debut to make it 1-0 and Patricio Rodríguez bagged another to give the Argentine side a healthy 2-0 advantage going into the return leg which they lost 1-0 earning them a place in group 8 with Peñarol, LDU Quito and Libertadores debutants Godoy Cruz.
Jaguares of Mexico comfortably won both legs of their qualification playoff against Peruvian side Alianza Lima by 2-0 on both occasions. They will join holders Internacional, Emelec and Jorge Wilstermann in group 6.
Ronaldo's
Corinthians team crashed out against Colombian side
Deportes Tolima. Having drawn their home tie 0-0 the Brazilians lost their return leg in Colombia 2-0. However Brazilian Libertadores heavyweights
Grêmio claimed their place in the group stages by beating Uruguayan minnows Liverpool de Montevideo 3-1 in a rocking Estadio Olimpico after a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Montevideo last week.
Chilean side Unión Española earned a creditable 0-1 away win against Bolivian side
Bolívar in the high altitude city of La Paz
and ensured progress to the group stage with a 0-0 draw. Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño who got the pick of the draw against
Deportivo Petare of Venezuela, but they could only manage a 1-0 home win in theie home leg setting up a tense second leg back in Caracas, but they made it through thanks to a goal from Roberto Nanni.
| 25-01-11 |
| Independiente (Arg) | 2-0 | Deportivo Quito (Ecu) |
| 01-02-11 |
| Deportivo Quito (Ecu) | 1-0 | Independiente (Arg) |
| Winner: Independiente |
| 26-01-11 |
| Alianza Lima (Per) | 0-2 | Jaguares (Mex) |
| 01-02-11 |
| Jaguares (Mex) | 2-0 | Alianza Lima (Per) |
| Winner: Jaguares |
| 26-01-11 |
| Corinthians (Bra) | 0-0 | Deportes Tolima (Col) |
| 02-02-11 |
| Deportes Tolima (Col) | 2-0 | Corinthians (Bra) |
| Winner: Deportes Tolima |
| 26-01-11 |
| Liverpool (Uru) | 2-2 | Grêmio (Bra) |
| 02-02-11 |
| Grêmio (Bra) | 3-1 | Liverpool (Uru) |
| Winner: Grêmio |
| 27-01-11 |
| Cerro Porteño (Par) | 1-0 | Deportivo Petare (Ven) |
| 03-02-11 |
| Deportivo Petare (Ven) | 1-1 | Cerro Porteño (Par) |
| Winner: ? |
| 27-01-11 |
| Bolívar (Bol) | 0-1 | Unión Española (Chi) |
| 03-02-11 |
| Unión Española (Chi) | 0-0 | Bolívar (Bol) |
| Winner: Unión Española |
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