Vizeu double fires Flamengo to Copa Sudamericana final

Barranquilla Dec 1 (IANS) A second-half brace from Felipe Vizeu fired Brazilian football club Flamengo to a 2-0 victory over Colombian side Junior de Barranquilla in their Copa Sudamericana semi-final here on Thursday.

The result at Estadio Metropolitano handed Flamengo a 4-1 win on aggregate after their 2-1 win in last week s first leg at the Maracana stadium reports Xinhua.

The Rio de Janeiro side will meet Argentina s Independiente in the final over two legs on December 6 and 13.

Vizeu broke the deadlock just after half-time when he gathered possession just inside his own half and broke away from two markers before arrowing a shot past Sebastian Viera.

The 20-year-old who also scored in the first leg netted his second goal of the match with a first-time finish after a Rodinei cross from the left flank.

The winner of the Copa Sudamericana will earn a place in next year s Copa Libertadores South America s top club football competition.

--IANS
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