Cruzeiro crush Estudiantes, both achieve pre-quarter finals

Brazil's Cruzeiro crushed Estudiantes de La Plata 3-0 during the sixth and last match of the group’s round of the Libertadores de América Cup. Both teams have achieved the pre-quarter finals.

Cruzeiro's Thiago Ribeiro opened the score at 10' of the first half, while his teammate Wallyson Maciel Monteiro netted at 45' of the same half.

At 38' of the second half, Gilberto scored Cruzeiro's third goal.

The game was held at the Ciudad de La Plata Stadium.

Cruzeiro leads the group with 13 points, while Estudiantes accumulates 10 units. In order to end this round in the first place, the Argentine team must beat its opponent by eight goals.

Line-ups:

Estudiantes: Agustín Orión; Gabriel Mercado, Facundo Roncaglia, Germán Ré and Nelson Benítez; Maximiliano Núñez, Darío Steffanatto, Gabriel Peñalba and Pablo Barrientos; Gastón Fernández and Juan Pablo Pereyra. Coach: Eduardo Berizzo.

Cruzeiro: Fabio; Pablo, Gil, Mauricio Victorino and Gilberto; Marquinhos Paraná, Henrique, Everton and Roger; Thiago Ribeiro and Wallyson. Coach: Cuca.

Stadium: Ciudad de La Plata.

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay).