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    The Copa runneth over

    By Sam Kelly

    Friday, May 8, 2009

    True to form, the group stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores was full of surprises. A couple of the forecasts I made in February when previewing the tournament for Soccernet have proved accurate, but one or two have been wide of the mark as well. I did tell you it was a tough one to make predictions on. The knockout stage got underway this week with an all-Brazilian tie in the last 16 starting things off on Tuesday night as Palmeiras won 1-0 at home to surprise package Sport Recife, who quali ...

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