Roberto Acuña quick free kick vs Olimpia

On 13 March 2011 Paraguayan side Rubio Ñú faced a tough trip across Asunción to face unbeaten league leaders Olimpia.

The visitors were 1-0 down when they won a free kick in the 41st minute The quick thinking former Real Zaragoza player and Paraguay international Roberto Acuña hit the quick free kick catching the whole Olimpia team unaware. Rubio Ñú found two more goals in the second half to secure a shock win against the runaway league leaders.

Olimpia 4-3 Guaraní - Partidazo

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On 6 March 2011 Paragauyan league leaders Olimpia hosted Guaraní in the seventh round of games.

Miguel Paniagua opened the scoring for the visitors with a cracking long range strike. Edgar Robles equalised with another brilliant goal then Pablo Zeballos put the hosts ahead with a header.

After half time Guaraní equalised again when Argentine defender Eduardo Filippini headed in a free kick that was chipped into the box from nearer the centre of the pitch than the goalmouth.

Olimpia's Argentine forward Juan Carlos Fereyra re-established the lead and second half substitute tiny Maxi Biancucchi made it 4-2 after a wonderfully unselfish pass from his gigantic looking strike partner Ferreyra.

Guaraní grabbed a goal back in the 87th minute to enliven the last few minutes but Olimpia held on for their seventh consecutive win to maintain their seven point advantage at the top of the table. Nery Pumpido is back in charge of the side he led to Copa Libertadores triumph in their centenary year back in 2002 and has set about qualifying for next year's event in impressive style.

Guaraní were left in the bottom half of the table, a misleading position given the quality of their performance in this game and the fact that they hald three games in hand due to postponments in order to accomodate their 2011 Copa Libertadores commitments.

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Partidazos: Olimpia vs Grêmio, Copa Libertadores 2002

July 2002: Paraguayan side Olimpia were drawn against Brazilian team Grêmio in the semi-final of the 2002 Copa Libertadores. Grêmio were the favourites but Olimpia's chances couldn't be written off as they had eliminated holders Boca Juniors from the competition in the quarter final with this free kick from Néstor Isasi (they were the only team to eliminate Boca Juniors from the Copa Libertadores between 1999 & 2004).

Olimpia came back from 0-1 down in their home leg to establish a 3-1 lead thanks to two goals from Uruguayan midfielder Sergio Orteman then a magnificent control and shot from Miguel Ángel Benítez, which was spilled by the goalkeeper but worthy of a goal just for the control. Grêmio pulled a goal back in the 85th minute to give themselves a great chance to overturn the deficit back in Brazil.

The second leg looked to be going Grêmio's way, they scored  early in the 2nd half and then Orteman was sent off for lashing out after he was fouled but the Brazilians could not press home their advantage and the tie went to penalties, this was in the days before CONMEBOL used away goals.

The tie turned after Olimpia goalkeeper Ricardo Tavarelli saved a penalty to give the Paraguayans the chance to take the lead The following penalty was saved by the Grêmio goalkeeper but the referee rightly insisted that it be retaken as the keeper had come off his line before the ball was struck. Mauro Caballero hit the penalty again in almost exactly the same place, but . Olimpia scored the rest of their penalties and recorded a famous victory.

Olimpia went on to beat another Brazilian side, São Caetano on penalties, after coming back from 2-0 down in the final to record their hat-trick of Copa Libertadores titles.

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