Holders Internacional of Brazil, who succeeded Estudiantes as champions, beat Chiapas of Mexico 4-0 in Group Six, with two goals by Argentina midfielder Mario Bolatti.
Estudiantes had been crushed 5-0 by Cruzeiro in Brazil in their Group Seven opener last week but steadied the ship with a goal from midfielder Pablo Barrientos on the stroke of halftime.
"The important thing is to win, for us what was important was the result and we got it. We'll see about the style later," Veron told reporters.
The match marked Estudiantes' return to the state of the art Ciudad de La Plata stadium in the city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province.
Cruzeiro took their goal tally to nine in two matches with a 4-0 victory over Guarani of Paraguay on Tuesday. The Brazilian team's striker Wallyson is joint top scorer on four goals with Argentine Roberto Nanni of Paraguay's Cerro Porteno.
