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09/17 22:00 CDT Palmeiras beats River Plate 2-1 in Copa Libertadores
quarterfinal 1st leg
Palmeiras beats River Plate 2-1 in Copa Libertadores quarterfinal 1st leg
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) --- Defender Gustavo Gomez and striker Vitor Roque
scored first-half goals on Wednesday and Brazil's Palmeiras beat River Plate
2-1 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal series.
Gomez opened the scoring in the sixth minute while Roque added a goal in the
41st minute for the Brazilians, who are looking for their first championship in
this tournament since 2021, when they won it back-to-back.
The second leg will be played on Sept. 24 at Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo.
Lucas Martinez scored in the 89th minute for River Plate, a four-time Copa
Libertadores champion.
In the other quarterfinal series, Racing holds a 1-0 lead over Velez Sarsfield.
On Thursday, Sao Paulo hosts LDU Quito while Argentina's Estudiantes plays
against Flamengo.
The Copa Libertadores final will be played in Lima, Peru on Nov. 29.
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