Internacional beat Universidad de Chile 3-1 in Copa Libertadores
Xinhua, February 27, 2015 Adjust font size:
Brazil's Internacional rose to second in Group 4 of the Copa Libertadores on Thursday after a 3-1 victory over Universidad de Chile.
Andres D'Alessandro broke the deadlock at the Beira-Rio stadium in Porto Alegre by converting a first-half penalty after he was brought down by Cristian Suarez.
Jorge Henrique and Eduardo Sasha were also on target after halftime while Gustavo Canales pulled a goal back for the visitors.
Internacional are now second in their group after two matches, three points behind Ecuador's Emelec. Universidad are last, having yet to secure a point.
D'Alessandro dedicated his goal to his son, who is due to be born within days.
"It was a special moment, my son is about to be born. My whole family came to the stadium and the victory crowned the moment."
In other matches, Boca Juniors defeated Montevideo Wanderers 2-1, Chile's Palestino overcame Venezuela's Zamora 1-0 and Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe beat Colo Colo 3-1. Endi