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BEIJING - Sergio Aguero scored two second-half goals in a span of seven minutes to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over rival Brazil and a berth in its second straight Olympic final Tuesday. Allen Iverson Jersey. Argentina will face Nigeria for the gold medal. The Nigerians advanced to the final with a 4-1 win over Belgium. Aguero opened the scoring for the defending champions by chesting in a left-side cross in the 52nd minute, then scored again from two metres on a cross from the right in the 58th. Aguero also set up a 76th-minute penalty kick that was converted by Juan Roman Riquelme. It was the first victory for Argentina against Brazil in three years. It hadnt beaten Brazil since a 3-1 victory in a World Cup qualifier in June 2005. Argentina, trying to become the first country to win consecutive titles in 40 years. Its contest against Nigeria will be a rematch of the 1996 final in Atlanta, when the Africans won 3-2 for their first and only title. The match in front of a crowd of nearly 53,000 at Workers Stadium marked the encounter of the tournaments top stars, former FC Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho. Both players displayed their uncanny skills, but Messi threatened the most and created dangerous scoring chances for Argentina. In his first Olympics, the midfielder set up Argentinas second and third goals, while AC Milans Ronaldinho struck the post with a free kick as he tried to put Brazil back into the match. The teams played cautiously, trying to retain possession in midfield and waiting for the right opportunities to strike. Both teams had their first chances in the 12th. Brazil came close after Rafinhas run on the right side, Aguero missed from close range for Argentina with a shot that hit the outside of the net. Messi sent a dangerous shot across the area in the 32nd, and had one of his best chances in the 41st after clearing three defenders inside the area before firing a shot that was barely saved by goalkeeper Renan. Aguero ran past defender Breno to open the scoring after Angel di Marias cross, then easily added to the lead in front of the goal mouth after Ezequiel Garays set-up. Messi started the play on the second goal by eluding several defenders before feeding the ball to Garay. Messi also set up Aguero inside the area before he was fouled by Breno in the play that prompted the penalty kick, which Riquelme converted with a right-footed shot into the middle of the net. After Agueros first goal, striker Rafael Sobis almost tied it with a powerful low shot that struck the post in the 60th. Ronaldinho also hit the post on a free kick in the 65th. Substitute forward Alexandre Pato scored after the free kick, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Brazil midfielder Lucas was sent off in the 81st after a foul from behind on Liverpool teammate Javier Mascherano. Substitute midfielder Thiago Neves was red-carded just three minutes later after another hard foul on Mascherano. The teams had tied 0-0 in World Cup qualifying earlier in June, but Brazil routed Argentina 3-0 in last years Copa America and won by the same score in a friendly in London in 2006. Nigeria beat Belgium in Shanghai. Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi scored twice while Olubayo Adefemi and Ogbuke Obasi had the others. Adefemi scored in the 17th minute, Ogbuke Obasi added goals in the 59th and 72nd, and Chibuzor Okonkwo added a fourth in the 76th. Belgium replied two minutes from the end with a 25-metre free kick from Laurent Ciman.