Santos wonderkid Rodrygo misses school to become youngest ever Copa Libertadores scorer

Dubbedthe new Neymar by Brazilian media, Rodrygo scored Santos's second goal in their 3-1 win over Uruguayan side Nacional on Thursday night.In doing so, the 17-year-old overtook former Werder Bremen star Diego as the competition's youngest ever goal-getter. Diego, now 33 and at Flamengo,scored his first Copa Libertadores goal back in 2003 when he was nine months older.Rodrygo's goalwas a fine one, too, as you can see below...In order to prepare for the crunch match, Rodrygo had to miss lessons.The third-year high school student hopes he doesn't get any trouble off his teachers, and hasapologised to them for being absent."I'm happy to be the youngest to score," he told a news conference post-match."I've been fulfilling a dream every day.I don't think they're going to be mad that I missed classtoday, right?"See also...Watch: A 13-year-old Michael Carrick discusses career goals on Live Kicking (1995)Portsmouth ended Conor Wilkinson's 2016 loan spell because he refused to sing at his initiationIn Other News...