Corinthians beat Newell's to eye last eight

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Teenager Wesley Gassova scored a second-half winner as Corinthians edged toward a place in the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals with a 2-1 home win over Newell's Old Boys on Tuesday.

Marcos Portillo gave the visitors the lead with a low finish on the stroke of halftime but Yuri Alberto equalized when he converted a 57th-minute penalty.

18-year-old Gassova, who replaced Ma