Palmeiras 2-1 Flamengo (aet): Deyverson the hero in Copa Libertadores title defence

The
Brazilian
sides
were
both
bidding
for
their
third
Libertadores
title
in
Montevideo
on
Saturday,
and
it
was
Palmeiras
who
came
out
on
top
to
become
the
first
side
to
win
the
tournament
in
successive
seasons
since
Boca
Juniors
did
so
in
2000
and
2001.

Palmeiras
made
a
flying
start,
with
Raphael
Veiga
scoring
the
earliest
goal
in
a
Libertadores
final
since
2008,
but
at
the
stadium
where
they
won
their
maiden
title
in
1981,
Flamengo’s
second-half
dominance
was
rewarded
when
Gabriel
Barbosa
restored
parity.

Having
scored
early
in
regulation
time,
Palmeiras
repeated
the
feat
in
the
additional
period
–
substitute
Deyverson
proving
their
hero.

????????⚡️
Deyverson
came
off
the
bench,
won
possession,
ran
through
and
scored
a
huge

@Palmeiras
winner!

Verdão
are
CONMEBOL

#Libertadores
champions
once
again!

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—
CONMEBOL
Libertadores
(@TheLibertadores)

November
27,
2021

Veiga’s
fifth-minute
opener
was
wonderfully
worked,
with
Mayke
getting
to
the
byline
and
cutting
it
back
for
the
onrushing
midfielder
to
finish
first
time.

Aiming
to
repeat
the
feat
of
rivals
Corinthians,
who
are
still
the
only
team
to
win
the
title
while
going
undefeated
in
the
current
format
of
the
tournament,
2019
champions
Flamengo
would
then
have
equalised
if
not
for
the
reactions
of
Weverton,
who
denied
Giorgian
de
Arrascaeta
from
point-blank
range.

After
squandering
a
golden
chance
to
head
in
from
close
range,
Gabi,
Flamengo’s
hero
in
2019,
atoned
for
his
miss
with
a
drilled
strike
in
the
72nd
minute,
catching
Weverton
out
at
his
near
post
with
unerring
accuracy,
becoming
the
first
player
to
score
11
goals
in
a
Libertadores
campaign.

Yet
a
lapse
in
concentration
from
Andreas
Pereira
cost
Flamengo
five
minutes
into
extra
time.
Having
replaced
Veiga,
Deyverson
pounced
on
the
Manchester
United
loanee’s
loose
touch
and
squeezed
a
finish
past
Diego
Alves
to
etch
Palmeiras’ name
on
the
trophy.