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River Plate and Flamengo race to dominant Copa Libertadores wins

Matchday 5 of the Copa Libertadores highlighted the South American footballing calendar this evening, with giant pair River Plate and Flamengo both in action against Independiente del Valle and LDU Quito respectively.

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Here is how all the action broke down in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

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River Plate storm back to seal Group B

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Scorers: Driussi 8', Zarate 26' (OG), Mastantuono 45+5' (pen), Meza 51', Borja 88', Lanzini 90+4'; Hoyos 11', Spinelli 21'

Sent off: Carabajal 45+4'

River Plate secured the top spot in Group B after a 6-2 comeback win against Ecuadorian outfit Independiente del Valle.