After a chaotic day, which resulted in the arrest of over 250 Uruguayan fans, Botafogo gave Rio de Janeiro some peace by beating 5-0 Penarol this Wednesday and be on the verge of the first final in Copa Libertadores.
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The Brasileirao leader knocks out the Charrúas with a brace from the Venezuelan striker Jefferson Savarino (minutes 51 and 59) and one from the Argentine central defender Alessandro Barboza (55), in a tremendous offensive barrage that buried the game.
The winger Luiz Henrique (74), in a brilliant evening, and the center forward Igor Jesus (79) ended the defeat at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium and practically transformed the rematch, which will be played next Wednesday in Montevideo, into a mere formality .
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Peñarol, five-time champion of America’s main club tournament (1960, 1961, 1966, 1982, 1987), will have to look for a more heroic one than River against Atlético Mineiro.
