Santos and Flamengo progress in Libertadores

Written by Nicholas Savage , 24.03 11h25

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Santos became the second team to reach the second round of the Copa do Libertadores by beating Gimnasia de La Plata 2-1 on a last-minute winner by Ze Roberto.

Roberto's 90th-minute goal gave Santos a complete 12 points from four matches in Group 8, with two matches left.

Marco Aurelio kicked in Santos' opening goal in the second minute, and Gimnasia didn't equalize until the 87th through Sergio Leal's header before about 28,000 fans in La Plata, 35 miles (55 kilometers) southeast of Buenos Aires.

Five-time Copa Libertadores champion Flamengo was first to the last 16 on Wednesday.

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