Flamengo claimed its fourth South American title.
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Ten-man Botafogo wins Copa Libertadores for first time
Botafogo won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in their history with a 3-1 victory over fellow Brazilians Atletico Mineiro on Saturday.
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Watch (game highlights): Palmeiras repeat as Copa Libertadores champ
Palmeiras beat fellow Brazilian club Flamengo, 2-1 in overtime, to become the first team since Boca Juniors in 2001 to win back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles. Deyverson scored the winner in the fifth-minute of overtime. With 18 minutes left in regulation time, Flamengo’s Gabriel Barbosa equalized Raphael Veiga fifth-minute strike. Palmeiras also lifted South America’s most prestigious […]
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Watch: Recap of Palmeiras' unique Copa Libertadores title victory
Substitute Breno scored in the ninth minute of stoppage time to give Palmeiras a 1-0 win on Saturday over Santos in the all-Brazilian 2020 Copa Libertadores final, which had been postponed because of COVID and was played before a limited capacity crowd of 5,000 at the Maracana. Gooooooooooooooooooool, #Palmeiras en el último minuto, gooooooool de […]
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Watch: Copa Libertadores final become an all-Brazilian affair
Santos beat Boca Juniors, 3-0, after a scoreless first leg, to set up the first all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final since 2006 and 2005 — thanks to River Plate coming up short in the other semifinal against Palmeiras. The behind-closed-doors final takes place Jan. 30 at the Maracana. The only other time two clubs from the […]
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Watch: Top 10 Copa Libertadores golazos
With the COVID-delayed 2020 Copa Libertadores down to the final four, Boca Juniors-Santos and River Plate-Palmeiras, we present the Top 10 goals so far. The final takes place Jan. 30 at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Palmeiras won the first leg of its semi against River Plate 3-0 on Tuesday (the second leg is […]
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Watch: Flamengo win Copa Libertadores title with late comeback over River Plate
River Plate led Flamengo 1-0 for 75 minutes until Flamengo’s Gabriel Barbosa scored in the 89th minute and three minutes into stoppage time to hand the Brazilian club a 2-1 winfor its second Copa Libertadores title and first since 1981. This year’s final, the first in tournament history not use the two-leg format, took place […]
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What They're Saying: Stefano Anzalone
“We would be very proud to host important clubs like Boca and River in our city by welcoming them in what, in some ways, is also their first home. It would also be a further opportunity to giveinternational visibility in Genoa at this time of difficulty and to renew the profound sense of friendship that […]
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What They're Saying: Leonardo Uranga
“We wanted people to be able to follow the game in a more relaxed way. The doctor was there to give tips to people who were listening, to remind them not to eat too much, to get plenty ofexercise beforehand, to drink lots of water and not so much alcohol.” — Leonardo Uranga, the commentator […]