IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - SOUTH AMERICA
CONGRATULATIONS PALMEIRAS
Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row when an extra-time goal from Deyverson gave them a 2-1 win over Flamengo in an absorbing all-Brazilian final on Saturday in Montevideo (Uruguay).
It is the third time the Sao Paulo club have won South America’s equivalent of Europe’s Champions League following victories in 1999 and 2020. Palmeiras’ Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira became the first European to win the Libertadores twice.
It is also the first time a team has successfully defended the Libertadores title since Boca Juniors in 2001.