Boca Juniors cruises into Copa Sudamericana quarters

Argentina's Boca Juniors advanced to the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals on Tuesday with a 4-0 away win over Paraguayan side Recoleta.

Santiago Ascacibar and Sebastian Villa gave the visitors a 2-0 lead on the night before Miguel Merentiel and Alan Velasco added second-half goals at Defensores del Chaco Stadium.

The result gave Boca a 7-1 win on aggregate following its 3-1 first-leg victory in Buenos Aires.

"I want to congratulate the players for the game they played," Boca manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena told a post-match press conference.

"We felt comfortable from the opening whistle and were able to take control of the match. We played intelligently. We had more to lose than we had to win because we're Boca Juniors. But we didn't get desperate and we were far superior."

In Brazil, Sao Paulo also reached the last eight following a 3-1 home win over Bolivar, completing a 4-2 aggregate victory.