Boca Juniors move on to Copa Lib semis as Cruzeiro's Dede sees red again

There are times when, come what may, the headlines of a game of football cling to a certain player. For reasons good or bad, one man stands out in the decisive moments -- and so it was for Brazil international centre-back Dede in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinal that saw Cruzeiro fall to Boca Juniors 3-1 on aggregate. Commanding in the air, quick across the ground, Dede made his name at the start of the decade with Vasco da Gama. Unusually, Europe was not his ambition, and he swapped Rio de Janeiro...

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