Best of Brazilian football on show as Flamengo, Gremio play out pulsating draw

Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa and Bruno Cortez square-off in Wednesday's Copa Libertadores semifinal first leg. The all-Brazilian semifinal of the Copa Libertadores always held promise -- and Wednesday's first leg certainly did not disappoint. In the battle between the two best footballing sides in the land -- Gremio and, especially, Flamengo -- fought out a pulsating 1-1 draw, punctuated with enough talking points for the discussion to last all the way to the rematch in three weeks' time. Champions in 2017, Gremio are appearing in the semifinals for the third consecutive year. They are a well established...

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