Rio De Janeiro, Apr 3 (UNI) Leonardo Sequeira scored twice as Argentina's Huracan secured a 2-1 away win over Brazilian side Corinthians in their Copa Sudamericana group stage opener.

The visitor took the lead on Wednesday when Sequeira latched onto Leonardo Gil's set piece with a header into the bottom-left corner.

Midfielder Raniele put the host on level terms by nodding home following Andre Carrillo's corner. Sequeira restored Huracan's advantage with a low left-footed shot that left goalkeeper Matheus Donelli with no chance.

Corinthians controlled 71 percent of possession and completed more than twice as many passes as the Buenos Aires outfit but lacked incisiveness in the final third.

Meanwhile, Peru's Melgar recovered from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 3-3 home draw against Brazilian side Vasco da Gama.

Former Liverpool and Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring for Vasco with a long-range effort, but Gregorio Rodriguez equalized with a 39th-minute header.

Argentine forward Pablo Vegetti appeared to give Vasco an insurmountable lead with goals either side of halftime, before Facundo Casto and Kenji Cabrera struck late to earn their team a valuable point.

Also on Wednesday, America de Cali won 3-1 at Racing CM, Vitoria was held to a 1-1 home draw

by Universidad Catolica, and Gremio prevailed 2-1 at Sportivo Luqueno.

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