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Santos Gain Uppper Hand In Round-Of-16 Of Copa Libertadores

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Kayke Moreno scored twice as Santos beat Atletico Paranaense 3-2 in the first leg of their all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores round-of-16 clash on Wednesday.

Santos beat Atletico Paranaense 3-2

Midfielder Nikao opened the scoring for Atletico at their Durival de Britto stadium before goals to Kayke and Bruno Henrique gave the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Kayke netted again just after the hour mark and then Ederson pulled a late goal back for the hosts.

Midfielder Nikao opened the scoring for Atletico

The return leg will be played at Santos’ Vila Belmiro stadium on August 10.

Kayke Moreno scored twice

In other matches on Wednesday, Ecuador’s Barcelona de Guayaquil won 1-0 at home to Palmeiras of Brazil and Bolivia’s Jorge Wilstermann secured a 1-0 home victory over Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro.

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