There is nothing like a great Goleada, and you can find it in Latin style only in the Copa Libertadores.
After covering the best high-scoring matches of the AFC Champions League, we move on to another major continental tournament.
River Plate – Jorge Wilstermann 8-0 (2017 quarterfinals)
Jorge Wilstermann was the surprising team of the 2017 campaign. They managed to reach the quarterfinals, becoming only the second Bolivian team to reach that stage in 17 years. In the first leg of the quarterfinals, they shocked River Plate 3-0 in La Paz and felt that they could qualify to the next stage.
At the ecstatic Monumental in Buenos Aires, it was a one-man show - and his name was Ignacio Scocco. Before the 19th minute, he already scored a hat-trick, and before half time he assisted one more. In the second half, he scored two more goals - finishing the match with five goals, leading River Plate to an amazing comeback.
Santos – Bolívar 8:0 (2012 round of 16)
Guillermo Hoyos, Bolivar’s Argentinian manager, will never forget this match. Before the first leg, he made an unusual statement about Santos' key player: "I really don't know who Neymar is." The Bolivian side won 2-1 and felt ready for the second leg in Brazil.
A certain player was even more ready, and it was Neymar himself. The 20-year-old Brazilian made an outstanding performance with two goals and three assists. There is no doubt Hoyos knew who Neymar is after that day.
Boca Juniors – Olimpia 5-3, 6-7 after penalties (1989 round of 16)
What a duel between the two South American giants. In the 59th minute, Olimpia led 3-2 on the night and 5-2 in the aggregate score. Two minutes later, everything changed when Jorge Comas scored an equalizing penalty. In the crucial last minutes, Boca Juniors completed a heroic comeback. First, Richard Tavares in the 86th minute, and then Walter Perazzo who completed a hat-trick in the 88th minute - made it 5-5 on aggregate.
Unfortunately for Boca, they didn't score another, and the match was decided in a penalty shootout. It took nine shots each, and Olimpia eventually won 7-6 and qualified for the next stage. Amazing!
Peñarol – Valencia FC 11-2 (1970 group stage)
In the Copa Libertadores’ first decade, Peñarol won the title three times and reached the final twice more. As the best team in South America back then, Peñarol was the only club to score a double-digit amount of goals in a single Copa Libertadores match.
In 1970 they hosted Valencia FC from Venezuela. The 11 goals weren't the only proof for their dominance. Pedro Rocha was the highest scorer in the match with a hat-trick. Three more players scored a brace - Alberto Spencer, Julio Losada and Ermindo Onega. Poor Valencia couldn't handle the eventual finalists of that season.
Bolívar – Athletico Paranaense 5-5 (2002 group stage)
In the heights of La Paz, Athletico Paranaense raced to what seemed as an easy win. They led 5-1 at half time, and there was no indication of what was to come. Bolívar had other plans for the second half. and the chaos began.
Two Paranaense players were sent off in the second half. The second dismissal was in the 70th minute, and the score was 5-2. In the final 15 minutes, Bolívar showed to the world what it means to play in the Bolivian altitude, as your opponent runs out of oxygen in the final minutes. Martín Ligori in the 75th minute, Julio Ferreira in the 83rd minute and a successful penalty by Horacio Chiorazzo in the 90th minute equalized the match, in what became the highest-scoring draw in Copa Libertadores history.
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