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Brazil`s Santos wins Copa Libertadores

23.06.2011 [20:39]
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Baku, June 23 (AZERTAC). Brazilian club Santos won the Copa Libertadores for the first time since the Pele era, beating Uruguay`s Penarol 2-1 in the second leg of the final Wednesday before postgame celebrations were marred by a brawl between the two sets of players.

Santos won 2-1 on aggregate after the first leg had ended scoreless in Montevideo.

Neymar put Santos ahead in the 47th minute and Danilo made it 2-0 in the 69th before an own goal in the 80th brought Penarol back into the contest.

A brawl started after the match as Santos celebrated, with Penarol players going after the Brazilians and both sides exchanging punches and kicks until police came in to intervene.

A couple of Santos players were hit and stayed on the ground after the fight, but none were seriously injured. Penarol players later calmed down and came back to receive their runner-up medals.

Santos took its third title in Latin America`s biggest club competition, having won back to back titles in 1962 and 1963 when a young Pele led the attack.

Now the star was Neymar, touted as a future star of Brazil`s national team.

"It`s the happiest day of my life, I made history," Neymar said. "We deserved this title, it`s time to celebrate."

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