Soccer-Bruno Henrique double gives Flamengo first leg Libertadores lead

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Semi final - First Leg - Flamengo v Barcelona SC - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 22, 2021 Flamengo's Gabriel in action Pool via REUTERS/Silvia Izquierdo

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Bruno Henrique scored twice in the first half as Brazilian side Flamengo beat Ecuador's Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final on Wednesday.

Flamengo, champions in 2019, took the lead after 21 minutes with a Bruno Henrique header before the former Santos and Wolfsburg striker doubled their lead 18 minutes later when he finished off a fine passing move.