Rio De Janeiro, April 9 -- Goalkeeper Gabriel Brazao scored an own goal as Ecuador's Deportivo Cuenca clinched a 1-0 home win over Brazilian side Santos in their CopaSudamericana opener.
The hosts went ahead on the hour when Brazao unwittingly parried the ball into the back of thenet while trying to keep out Lucas Mancinelli's in-swinging corner on Wednesday.
The visitors controlled most of the possession and had four shots on target, but could not finda way past Argentine goalkeeper Facundo Ferrero.
Santos was without star forward Neymar, who is recovering from a regenerative knee procedure undertaken last month, according to Xinhua.
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