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Guerrero scores Flamengo's 200th goal in the Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone

Top scorer scored the second goal in the 3-1 victory over Universidad Católica at Maracanã

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Another magical night at Maracanã for Mengão. This Wednesday (03), Flamengo beat Universidad Católica-CHI 3-1, with goals from Rodinei, Paolo Guerrero and, closing the score, Miguel Trauco. The good result alone would be reason enough to celebrate, but a historic red-black mark made the match even more special.
The second goal scored by the Mais Querido, more precisely by center forward Paolo Guerrero, was Flamengo's 200th goal in the Conmebol Libertadores Bridgestone history. It took 13 appearances to reach the impressive milestone, with 105 matches played, totaling 55 wins.

In addition to contributing to the fluidity of Zé Ricardo's team's play, masterfully playing pivot in attack, the Peruvian center forward has two goals in the continent's most prestigious competition. The three strikes of the night took Flamengo to 10 goals, leading the group in this category.

So far, the most impressive victory came in the opening match, against San Lorenzo-ARG. The 4-0 victory over the Pope's team paved the way for the red-and-blacks in pursuit of another Copa América title. Diego, Trauco, Rômulo, and Gabriel all scored at the Maracanã stadium.

Flamengo currently leads Group 4 with 9 points, two ahead of second-place San Lorenzo-ARG. And it will be against the Argentine team that a possible qualification for the next stage will be decided. On May 17th, the "Mais Querido" will travel to the Nuevo Gasômetro stadium in search of another victory to seal their place in the quarterfinals of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Bridgestone.