Flamengo beat fellow Brazilian facet Palmeiras 1-0 in Peru to carry the Copa Libertadores title for the fourth time.
Printed On 29 Nov 2025
Flamengo defeated Palmeiras 1-0 to win the Copa Libertadores, changing into essentially the most profitable Brazilian staff within the historical past of South America’s prime membership competitors by lifting the title for a fourth time.
A second-half headed purpose from Flamengo centre-back Danilo settled a scrappy encounter on the Estadio Monumental in Lima on Saturday – the fifth Libertadores closing previously six seasons to function two golf equipment from Brazil.
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Flamengo’s win avenged their 2-1 defeat to Palmeiras within the 2021 Libertadores closing and leaves the well-known Rio de Janeiro membership firmly heading in the right direction for a hat-trick of trophies in 2025.
Flamengo started the yr with victory within the Brazilian Tremendous Cup and want solely two factors from their remaining two league fixtures to clinch Brazil’s home championship.
Flamengo’s third win within the event since 2019, and fourth general, put them stage with Argentina’s Estudiantes, three behind one other Argentinian membership, Independiente, with seven titles.
Palmeiras, in the meantime, had been left ruing a golden probability to equalise within the 89th minute, when Vitor Roque blasted over the bar from point-blank vary.
That was arguably the very best Palmeiras probability of a principally fractious closing, plagued by 33 fouls and 7 yellow playing cards shared between the 2 groups.
A scrappy first half noticed Flamengo benefit from the higher possibilities, with Bruno Henrique the primary to set off alarm within the Palmeiras ranks with a Fifteenth-minute strike that flew excessive and extensive.
Flamengo continued to seek out house down the flanks, and moments later, Samuel Lino threatened to interrupt the impasse, reducing in from the left and flashing a shot extensive.
This, nonetheless, was pretty much as good because it acquired for Flamengo within the first half, and the boys in pink and black had been lucky to not be lowered to 10 males after half-hour, following a melee that erupted when Palmeiras defender Bruno Fuchs introduced down Flamengo star Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
As tempers flared, Flamengo’s Chilean worldwide Erick Pulgar flew in and kicked out at Fuchs, but one way or the other escaped solely with a yellow.
Flamengo once more regarded the extra threatening staff after half-time, whereas struggling to create clear-cut possibilities.
The breakthrough lastly got here on 67 minutes, when Arrascaeta swung in an inviting nook from the best.
Danilo – inexplicably left unmarked – rose unchallenged to move dwelling for what could be the profitable purpose.
