LDU Quito s up-and-down Copa Libertadores campaign took a turn for the better, while Estudiantes had their own big win on Thursday.
Ecuadorian side LDU Quito strengthened their spot at the top of the Group 8 table after trouncing Uruguayan outfit Penarol 5-0 at home, in a game that lacked for nothing.
The 2008 Copa winners who have now won two and lost two in their group games took at 22nd-minute lead through Carlos Luna, though the Argentine striker had to be substituted through injury two minutes after breaking the deadlock.
It mattered little for the 29-year-old s side, however, with replacement Walter Calderon doubling LDU Quito s advantage in first-half extra time.
On-loan Reggina defender Carlos Valdez then put through his own net to compound Penar…
Spain international Jesus Navas insists he has no ill feeling towards Vicente del Bosque following his FIFA World Cup snub.
The Manchester City winger failed to make the final 23 for the tournament in Brazil and will miss out on a second World Cup.
Navas had been struggling with injury during the weeks building up to the squad announcement, but had regained full fitness.
However, Del Bosque opted to drop him from the squad along with City team-mate Alvaro Negredo, a decision Navas feels will prove to be the correct one.
It is a shame. I have worked hard to (to gain fitness) but it is the boss who makes the decisions and he always makes the right ones, he told AS.
He has done what is best for the group. The truth is that I have recovered and was geared up…
Manchester United winger Bebe has joined Turkish club Besiktas on a one-year loan deal.
The Portuguese moved to Old Trafford from Vitoria de Guimaraes in August 2010 for a reported 7.4 million pounds but has struggled for first-team opportunities.
The 20-year-old made seven senior appearances for Sir Alex Ferguson s side last season, scoring two goals, including one in the Champions League.
Besiktas finished fifth in their domestic division in 2010/11.
Bebe had signed a five-year contract with Guimaraes in July 2010 but Ferguson moved for the attacker after apparently being alerted to his potential by former United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz.
In 2009 Bebe was a resident at the Casa do Gaiato shelter in Portugal, an organisation which helps …