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Penarol win the Copa Bimbo after hitting four past Palestino on Sunday
The 2011 Copa Libertadores finalists won the four-team tournament after a dominant display against the Chileans.
Uruguayan giants Penarol defeated Palestino of Chile 4-2 at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo on Sunday to win the Copa Bimbo.Penarol won the match courtesy of two goals each from Emiliano Albin and Santiago Silva. While Nicolas Canales and David Llanos scored for the visitors.
After dominating their opponents at the beginning of the match, Penarol finally went ahead in the 28th minute when Albin dribbled past two Palestino defenders before beating goalkeeper Felipe Nunez with a well-placed shot from the edge of the area.
Penarol defeat arch-rivals Nacional on penalties to reach the final of the Copa Bimbo
Los Aurinegros maintained their composure to beat the Uruguayan champions 6-5 on penalties.
Penarol defeated crosstown rivals Nacional 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out in the first 'clasico' of the Uruguayan calendar, to reach the final of the Copa Bimbo where they will meet Palestino of Chile.Nacional, who are coached by Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, fielded a relatively young side, compared to that of Penarol's, who fielded a full-strength side, including recent signings Fabian Estoyanoff and Luis Aguiar.
In front of 40,000 fans at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Nacional dominated their opponents for much of the first half, but they couldn't take advantage of the many goal-scoring opportunities which they created.