Copa Libertadores wrap: Jaguares march on

Mexican side Jaguares reached the second round of the Copa Libertadores with a 2-0 win over Alianza Lima on Tuesday.

Leading 2-0 on aggregate after the first leg away from home, Jaguares’ hopes of making the group stage of the competition were boosted when Lima’s Edgar Villamarin was sent off after 28 minutes of the return leg.

It took the Mexican side until well into the second half to make the most of their numerical advantage however, with Antonio Pedroza, who also scored the opener in the first leg, found the back of the net on 69 minutes.

Antonio Salazar then put the icing on the cake five minutes later to give Jaguares a 4-0 aggregate win and send them through to the next round.

Argentina’s Independiente also reached the group stage despite suffering a 1-0 loss to Deportivo Quito in their second leg match in Ecuador.

Deportivo’s Michael Quinonez scored the only goal at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, but it failed to overturn Independiente’s 2-0 lead from the first leg.