Lopez, Roque fire Palmeiras into Libertadores semifinals

SAO PAULO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Jose Manuel Lopez scored two late goals as Brazil's Palmeiras reached the Copa Libertadores semifinals on Wednesday with a 3-1 home win over Argentine side River Plate.

River Plate, which lost last week's first leg 2-1 in Buenos Aires, leveled the tie in the ninth minute through Maximiliano Salas' bullet header from Juan Fernando Quintero's set piece.

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