home victory against Sportivo Luqueño on 20 October. The win would keep 12 de Octubre in the title race until the club ultimately concluded the competition as champions of the Clasura tournament and qualified for the 2003 Copa Libertadores. 2003 season In the 2003 Copa Libertadores, 12 de Octubre were drawn with Brazil's Santos, Colombia's América de Cali and Ecuador's El Nacional. On 5 February, Bareiro scored in the 38th minute of a 3–1 home victory against El Nacional. Bareiro opened the scoring for 12 de Octubre in the 38th minute. On 20 February, Bareiro netted in the 3rd minute for 12 de Octubre against Santos, initially giving his side the lead until they were defeated 3–1 away in Brazil. Despite the result, Bareiro had netted two goals in two Copa Libertadores appearances. Bareiro scored his first goal of the 2003 Paraguayan Primera División season in the 26th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Sol de America on 28 February. During the half way stage of the competition, Bareiro was transferred to Club Libertad. Libertad 2003 season Bareiro scored his first goal of the 2003 Torneo Clasura in Round 1 during a fixture against Sportivo San Lorenzo on 16 June. Bareiro netted in the 34th minute as Libertad would win 4–2 at home. One week later, Bareiro scored in the 15th minute of the first half in a 3–1 home victory against former club 12 de Octubre on 22 June. In Round 8, Bareiro scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away victory against Tacuary on 10 August. He netted in the 6th minute, a penalty in the 49th minute, and ultimately in the 54th minute. During the first stage of the 2003 Copa Sudamericana, Bareiro scored a 25th-minute penalty against Club Guaraní on 14 August. Due to an aggregate score over both fixtures resulted in a tie, Libertad won 4–2 on penalties and advanced to the next round and were eliminated by Argentina's River Plate. In Round 13, Bareiro opened the scoring for Libertad in the 35th minute in a fixture against Sol de América on 19 September. Libertad were ultimately defeated 2–1. In Round 17, Bareiro opened the scoring for Libertad in the 48th minute of a 3–0 home victory against Tacuary on 17 October. On the final day of the season in Round 18, Bareiro netted an equalizer for Libertad in the 36th minute to tie the