Vélez defeat Unión Española

Vélez Sársfield defeated Chile’s Unión Española 2-1 in the fourth round of Group 4 of the Libertadores Cup. The game was held at the José Amalfitani Stadium.

Emiliano Papa netted Vélez goal at 23' of the first half, but Unión Española's Leandro Delgado managed to tie the score at 33'.

At 23' of the second half, Vélez's Santiago Silva netted his team's second goal.

Vélez won in its debut against Caracas (3-0), but was defeated by both Chilean teams Universidad Católica (3-4) and Unión Española (1-2).

Stadium: José Amalfitani

Referee: Salvio Fagundes

Vélez: Marcelo Barovero; Fabián Cubero, Sebastián Domínguez, Fernando Ortiz, Emiliano Papa; Augusto Fernández, Héctor Canteros, Víctor Zapata; Maximiliano Moralez; David Ramírez and Santiago Silva. Coach: Ricardo Gareca.

Unión Española: Eduardo Lobos; Luis Pedro Figueroa, Leandro Delgado, Rafael Olarra, Fernando Cordero; Gonzalo Villagra, Braulio Leal, Martín Ligüera, Raúl Estévez; Sebastián Jaime and Leonardo Monje. Coach: José Luis Sierra.