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Argentina's Velez soccer team to battle Peru's UniversitarioArgentine soccer team Velez Sarfield, with nine Libertadores Cup points, is looking likely to win through to the knockout stage of the Cup, as it welcomes Peru's Universitario, with one point, to its grounds on Tuesday.The game, which is Velez's fourth match in Group Five, will begin at 7 p.m. local time (2200 GMT), with Paraguay's Ricardo Grance as referee. Velez has won all its matches to date, beating Universitario 1-0 at home, a loss which has put the job of Universitario's Argentine manager, Juan Amador Sanchez, under pressure. Although a long way ahead of the rest of the group, Velez, which is managed by Miguel Angel Russo, will still be hungry for a win; teams with high scores in the first phase of the competition start the knockout phase with an advantage. Velez is also doing well in Argentina's domestic league tournament, having just beaten Banfield 1-0. Velez is now only three league points behind current leader Boca Juniors, which did not qualify for the Libertadores Cup. This year is the ninth time the Buenos Aires team has played in the Libertadores. It won in 1994 under Carlos Bianchi's management. Universitario has taken part in the contest most often of any team in Peru, playing 25 times, but has never lifted the Cup. The team is missing many of its most important players -- including Luis Guadalupe, Gregorio Bernales, Jose Pereda, Jose Mendoza, Paolo Maldonado and Juan Flores -- leading to a poor recent performance, winning two games and losing four, incluing a 1-0 loss at Friday's match with Universidad San Martin. 1:59 PM - April 5, 2006 - post comment
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