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Velez suffer home defeat and midfielder's collapse

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Newell's Old Boys won 3-1 at title holders Velez Sarfield, who suffered a scare at the final whistle on Friday when midfielder Ivan Bella collapsed in the middle of the pitch and had convulsions. Doctors stabilised Bella and an ambulance came onto the pitch to take him to a nearby hospital. "He's under observation," Velez coach Ricardo Gareca told reporters after Newell's snatched a one-point lead in Argentina's "Final" championship.

Paraguayan hooligans attack Argentine fans in Libertadores Cup

Paraguayan hooligans attacked several Argentine soccer fans who were being treated in a hospital in Paraguay's capital Asuncion for cuts and scrapes sustained during a regional tournament match, Argentine media sources reported Friday. The incident occurred Thursday following a Libertadores Cup game between Paraguayan team Olimpia and Argentine team Newell's, during which rocks and stones hailed on Newell's fans. Media reports said about a dozen hooligans "armed with sticks and knives" burst into Asuncion's Emergency Medical Center Thursday night and attacked the Argentine fans

Football: Argentine players arrested after on-pitch violence

Players from Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandi returned home on Thursday after spending part of the night in cells following a bizarre confrontation with Brazilian police at the end of a Libertadores Cup match. Arsenal, a modest club from the Buenos Aires suburbs, were in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte for a Libertadores Cup Group 3 match against Atletico Mineiro.

Brazil to play Bolivia in charity match after fan death

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will play Bolivia in a friendly with all proceeds from the match to be donated to the family of a 14-year-old fan killed by a firework during a recent Libertadores Cup game. The match will take place on April 6 in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on its website (www.cbf.com.br). The Brazilian team would pay their own costs and hand their share of the gate money to Kelvin Beltran's family, CBF President Jose Maria Marin said.

Soccer-Libertadores Cup summaries

March 7 (Reuters) - South American Libertadores Cup group phase summaries: Played on Thursday: - - Group One At La Bombonera, Buenos Aires Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0 Nacional (Uruguay) 1 - Andres Scotti 20 Red card: Alejandro Lembo 73 Halftime: 0-1 - - Group Three At the Morumbi, Sao Paulo Sao Paulo (Brazil) 1 - Jadson 45+2

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 1 results and standings

March 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 1 matches on Thursday Thursday, March 7 Boca Juniors (Argentina) 0 Nacional M. (Uruguay) 1 Wednesday, March 6 Toluca (Mexico) 1 Barcelona (Ecuador) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Nacional M. 3 2 1 0 6 4 7 2 Toluca 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 Boca Juniors 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 4 Barcelona 3 0 2 1 4 5 2

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 3 results and standings

March 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 3 matches on Thursday Thursday, March 7 Atletico Mineiro (Brazil) 2 The Strongest (Bolivia) 1 Sao Paulo (Brazil) 1 Arsenal (Argentina) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Atletico Mineiro 3 3 0 0 9 4 9 2 Sao Paulo 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 The Strongest 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 4 Arsenal 3 0 1 2 4 8 1

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 1 results and standings

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 1 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, March 6 Toluca (Mexico) 1 Barcelona (Ecuador) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Nacional M. 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 2 Toluca 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 Boca Juniors 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 4 Barcelona 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 Next Fixtures (GMT): Friday, March 8 Boca Juniors (Argentina) v Nacional M. (Uruguay) (0030)

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 5 results and standings

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 5 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, March 6 Club Tijuana (Mexico) 1 Corinthians (Brazil) 0 Tuesday, March 5 Millonarios (Colombia) 2 San Jose (Bolivia) 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Club Tijuana 3 3 0 0 6 0 9 2 Corinthians 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 3 Millonarios 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 4 San Jose 3 0 1 2 2 7 1

Soccer-Libertadores Cup group 2 results and standings

March 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 2 matches on Wednesday Wednesday, March 6 Libertad (Paraguay) 2 Sporting Cristal (Peru) 2 Tigre (Argentina) 1 Palmeiras (Brazil) 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Libertad 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 2 Sporting Cristal 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 3 Palmeiras 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 4 Tigre 3 1 0 2 1 4 3
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