Cerro, Once Caldas and Libertad win in Copa Libertadores

(GSM) – Uruguayan side Cerro Porteño beat Deportivo Quito in the opening match of the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Once Caldas and Libertad were also victorious on day one.

While other teams were still playing for a berth in the group phase of this year’s Copa Libertadores, Group 1 outfits Cerro Porteño and Deportivo Quito kicked off the actual tournament in Uruguay’s capital city Montevideo.

An entirely Uruguayan Cerro took the lead through Claudio Dadomo in the 20th minute, making him the very first goalscorer this year’s tournament. Rodrigo Mora went on to add a second for 2-0 in the 62nd minute.

In Group 2, 2004 Libertadores champions Once Caldas earned a vital 0-2 win at Nacional in Paraguay. Jaime Castrillon put the Colombians in the lead after 23 minutes and Danny Mantoya made it 0-2 in the 65th.

The third and final match of the day had Libertad of Paraguay beat Lanus of Argentina 0-2 in Group 4. Rodolfo Gamarra broke the deadlock on 66 minutes and Pablo Velazquez doubled the advantage eight minutes later.