After a 1-1 draw in the 90th minute, Diverson’s goal (95) at the start of extra time helped Portugal beat Abel Ferreira.
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Palmiras, who beat Flamenco 2-1 in the final at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, were crowned Copa Libertadores 2021 champions this Saturday.
After finishing 1-1 in 90 minutes, Diverson scored a goal (95) at the start of extra time to help the Libertadores win their second match of the year after the Portuguese side’s Abel Ferreira won the final of the 2020 tournament. Last January.
Palmeras maintained the lead for most of the game, beginning with a goal from Rafael Vega in the 5th minute, until the ‘fly’ signed by Capigol was equalized at 72.
With this three-time championship, after winning in 1999 and 2020, ‘Vertov’ is on par with Sao Paulo, Gremio and Santos among the Brazilian teams that have won the most titles at the Copa Libertadores.
Ferreira, the driver of Albivertes, became Libertadores’ first European coach and his eleven, the first to lift the competition twice in a row since doing the Boca Juniors in 2000 and 2001.