Boca Juniors' defender Marcelo Weigandt (center) heads the ball during the Copa Libertadores group stage second leg football match between Argentina's Boca Juniors and Chile's Colo Colo at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on June 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

BUENOS AIRES - Marcelo Weigandt scored a second-half winner as Argentina's Boca Juniors secured a place in the Copa Libertadores round of 16 with a 1-0 home victory over Chilean side Colo-Colo on Tuesday.

Weigandt struck in the 55th minute by latching onto Oscar Romero's cross with a first-time volley into the bottom left corner.

The result at La Bombonera leaves Boca top of Group F with 10 points from five matches, three points ahead of second-placed Deportivo Pereira. Colo-Colo are last in the group with five points.

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Meanwhile, a late Christian Cardoso strike handed Brazil's Athletico Paranaense a 1-0 home win over Paraguayan outfit Libertad.

The result guarantees Paranaense a place in the knockout stage while Libertad will progress if they beat Atletico Mineiro in their last group match.

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In other Copa Libertadores fixtures on Tuesday, Bolivar won 2-0 at home to Cerro Porteno, Monagas overcame Deportivo Pereira 1-0, Melgar routed Patronato 5-0 and Atletico Mineiro won 1-0 at Alianza Lima.