Gomez, Roque fire Palmeiras past River Plate

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Gustavo Gomez and Vitor Roque scored first-half goals as Palmeiras clinched a 2-1 away win over River Plate in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Paraguay international defender Gomez opened the scoring by heading home at the far post after Andreas Pereira's corner.

The Brazilian side doubled its lead through Roque, who ran onto Jose Lope