Sante Fe hold minute's silence for (alive) Santos striker who was playing that night

By James Kilpatrick
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A dozy stadium announcer at the Estadio El Campin has a lot to answer for.

Santa Fe and Santos played out a 0-0 draw in the Copa Libertadores group stages on Wednesday night, but confusion reigned before kick-off during a misdirected minute's silence. 

The reflection was meant to be for former Santos player Alexandre de Carvalho Kaneko, who passed away days before the fixture.

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James Kilpatrick