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MADRID, Dec. 9-- Juan Fernando Quintero and Gonzalo Martinez scored in extra time as River Plate secured their fourth Copa Libertadores title with a dramatic 3-1 victory over River Plate in the second leg of the final here on Sunday. The result at Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium followed a 2-2 draw in the first match at Boca's La Bombonera last month. Originally scheduled for River's Monumental stadium on Nov. 24, the fixture was postponed and shifted to Madrid after several Boca players were injured in an attack on their team bus. Dario Benedetto gave Boca the lead just before halftime on Sunday before Lucas Pratto equalized in the 68th minute. The game was forced into extra time and Boca played most of it with 10 men after Wilmar Barrios was shown a second yellow card for a rash tackle on Exequiel Palacios. Colombia international playmaker Juan Fernando Quintero gave River the lead with a superb long-range goal in the 109th minute and Gonzalo Martinez put the result beyond doubt by slotting the ball into an empty net in the final seconds. The result hands River Plate a berth in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, which begins on Wednesday. Quintero, who also provided the final pass for Martinez's goal, said River had outplayed Boca on the night. "After halftime we began to move the ball around a lot better and showed that we are deserving champions. It was a fair result," the 25-year-old told reporters. | 
