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    High altitude tests await Sao Paulo, River Plate

    By Brian Homewood

    Tuesday, April 11, 2006

    RIO DE JANEIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - Sao Paulo and River Plate, two of the favourites to win this year's Libertadores Cup, face difficult matches at high altitude this week when they attempt to recover from shock defeats. Both need good results to avoid the danger of first-round elimination in South America's equivalent of the Champions League. Champions Sao Paulo travel to the Peruvian Andes to face Cienciano in the historic city of Cusco at 3,000 metres above sea level on Wednesday. The ...

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