Palmeiras beat Flamengo 2-1 in overtime and it was left with the Copa Libertadores de América, the second in a row and the third in its history. In an entertaining match, full of emotions, “Verdao” ended up being consecrated at the Centenario Stadium in Uruguay after taking advantage of a serious error by Fla.
Palmeiras had shown superiority from the start, at least on the scoreboard, when five minutes after a ball came the overflow and pass behind Mayke and the 1-0 of Raphael Veiga with a left foot in front of Diego alves, who could have done a little more since the shot was against his body and not to the side.
From there, he was developing a correct and compliant first half, knowing that in terms of names he was less than his rival Flamengo, and that if he played as equals he had many chances of being able to take a defeat.
But Fla reacted and in the second half he had three very clear chances, until Gabigol, the team’s top scorer, was able to match him and go looking for victory directly to be able to consecrate himself: he had his chance to win it with Michael, who was hand in hand with five minutes to go and his definition was deviated. Thus, the 1-1 led everything to overtime.
There, everything started again from scratch. Palmeiras came out more attentive than his rival and the moment of the great definition arrived, with Deyverson as the hero: he scored 2-1, with the absolute responsibility of Andreas Pereira, who lost an unusual ball at the start, and that error ended up costing the Copa Libertadores. Tears of emotion for one and of sadness for the other.
The most even player of the champion was Gustavo Gomez, Paraguayan and captain, in the team of a Abel ferreira that in a year and a half has already won two Libertadores Cups. Many will argue the ways, but results are results …
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