PALMEIRAS beat Santos 1-0 in the 98th minute thanks to a brilliant Breno Lopes header after the latter side’s manager Cuca was sent off.
- RESULT: Palmeiras 1-0 Santos
- Palmeiras XI: Weverton, Luan, Gomez, Vina, Rocha, Ze Rafael, Danilo, Veiga, Menino, Rony, Adriano.
- Santos XI: John, Para, Verissimo, Peres, Jonatan, Alison, Pituca, Sandry, Marinho, Kaio Jorge, Soteldo
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THAT’S ALL FROM RIO
Palmeiras defeated Santos 1-0 to win their second Copa Libertadores title at the Maracana Stadium.
The Sao Paulo rivals clashed in a rather hapless encounter that saw them enduring a dull first half, which didn’t include any notable goalscoring chances.
Santos came close to scoring an opener twice in the second half as Weverton made a brilliant save to deny a shot by Diego Pituca and then saw the ball brushing past his top left corner following a strike by Felipe Jonatan.
Kaio Jorge then tried to score perhaps the greatest goal in Copa Libertadores history but his overhead kick sent the ball straight to the Palmeiras keeper’s hands.
Santos suffered a significant blow during stoppage time as manager Cuca was sent off following an altercation with Marcos Rocha.
The Brazilian manager picked up the ball in the touchline and the Palmeiras ace thought he was trying to sabotage him and so the two men clashed.
Cuca was shown a red card but Rocha only got booked with a yellow.
It was soon after in the ninth minute of extra time when substitute Breno Lopes scored the winner as he picked up a cross from Rony and headed the ball to the back of John’s net
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MORE THAN CAP-ABEL
A great chunk of Palmeiras’ triumph comes down to Abel Ferreira’s coaching.
When Ferreira took over at the Verdao he led them to 15 wins in 26 matches across all competitions.
The Portuguese manager’s tactics proved to be a perfect fit for the Sao Paulo giants who then won their first Copa Libertadores title since 1999 – their second in total.
Funny to think that all the stars aligned when Ferreira’s previous club PAOK started to lose faith in him…
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LO-ST FOR WORDS
Palmeiras ace Breno Lopes was lost for words after scoring his team’s winner in the Copa Libertadores Final.
Lopes gave his club its second title thanks to his marvellous header in the ninth minute of stoppage time.
The winger’s goal has surely cemented himself as a Palmeiras hero.
Lopes said: “It is an unforgettable day in my life. The fan deserves it. I don’t even know how to explain this emotion.”
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TROPHY CELEBRATION
Palmeiras are officially two-time Copa Libertadores winners!
And it all became real when Breno Lopes’ header beat Santos goalkeeper John to give his team a 1-0 win in the final.
A great part of the team’s success goes down to Abel Ferreira, who turned the team around ever since taking over in October.
The history books will definitely remember this night…
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TIME TO CELEBRATE
The 2020 Copa Libertadores Final seemed destined to go to penalties following a dull encounter between Santos and Palmeiras.
But the Verdao dug deep and scored the winner in the ninth minute of stoppage time thanks to Breno Lopes’ header.
There is no doubt that Abel Ferreira’s men will be celebrating until the morning.
Here are some pictures that will give you a taste of what’s going on at the Maracana right now
GOAL OF THE CENTURY
And, yes that’s how important that goal was for Palmeiras as it led to the team’s first Copa Libertadores of the 21st century!
Ronny delivered a stunning cross from the right wing and found Breno Lopes inside Santos’ box.
Lopes jumped higher than anyone and his header beat John, who could do nothing but watch the ball go to the back of his net.
What a finish to an otherwise dull encounter!
LOST IN TRANSLATION
Palmeiras’s social media team went absolutely berserk judging from their reaction to Breno Lopes’ winner.
This is what came out of their official Twitter page when Lopes’ header went to the back of John’s net.
But we can’t really blame them as they got to see their favourite team win the Copa Libertadores for the second time.
Therefore, what they said…
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FT: PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
Palmeiras won their second Copa Libertadores in dramatic fashion thanks to a late goal by Breno Lopes.
The Verdao endured a hapless encounter against runners-up Santos as both teams struggled to build momentum throughout the entire match mainly due to the high temperature at the Maracana Stadium.
After a poor first half, which lacked any significant goalscoring chance, Santos got back on the pitch with more grit than their Sao Paulo rivals.
The Peixe came close to an opener when Weverton saved a shot from Pituca with his chest and saw the ball narrowly missing his top left corner from Jonatan’s shot.
Kaio Jorge almost stole it in the closing moments with an impressive overhead kick, which went straight to the Palmeiras keeper’s arms.
But Palmeiras endured and picked up the win when Ronny’s cross from the left found Lopes’ head and thus the ball went to the back of John’s net in the ninth minute of stoppage time!
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
PALMEIRAS HAVE WON THE COPA LIBERTADORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PALMEIRAS 1-0 SANTOS
90+13 Here is how Kaio Jorge tried to score with an overhead kick before Lopes’ winner
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90+12 YELLOW
Alisson gets booked for a rough challenge on luiz Adriano
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90+11 SUBSTITUTION
Felipe Melo and Empereur come in for Palmeiras as they replace Ronny and Ze Rafael
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90+9 Breno Lopes appears to have won the Copa Libertadores for Palmeiras!
Ronny produces an incredible cross from the right wing and finds Lopes who beats Para in the air and sends the ball to the back of John’s net with a beautiful header!
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL
PALMEIRAS SCORE THE WINNER AT THE COPA LIBERTADORES!!!!!!!
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90+7 RED CARD!
Santos manager Cuca gets sent off for the altercation with Rocha.
That is quite harsh as the clash wasn’t really his fault and Rocha only got a yellow
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90+6 YELLOW
Rocha gets booked for his scuffle with Cuca in the closing minutes
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90+5 Trouble ensues between Palmeiras and Santos players after Rocha collided with Peixe manager Cuca.
The coach tried to pick up the ball while the Palmeiras ace was running towards it.
Rocha thought Cuca was trying to slow him down and brought him down when he clashed with him.
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90+3 SUBSTITUTION
Santos make a double switch as Wellington takes Jonatan’s place.
Kaio Jorge can’t continue following his impressive overhead kick and is replaced by Madson
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90 Referee adds eight minutes of extra time.
Plenty of time for a winner but still quite unlikely
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90 WHAT A CHANCE!
Santos almost scored a winner that would have lived in infamy if it had gone in.
Kaio Jorge, who has been very unaonymous tonight, set himself up for an overhead kick but the ball went straight onto Weverton’s arms.
Jorge’s effort led to two Palmeiras defenders clashing heads; they are both getting medical attention
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88 Both teams seem resigned with the fact that there won’t be a winner until full-time.
A lot of tired legs and even more tired minds at the Maracana
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85 SUBSTITUTION
Palmeiras make their first switch as Lopes takes Menino’s place for the closing minutes of second half
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83 Of course, Copa Libertadores rules dictate that in the event of a draw in the final then the game will go to extra time.
And then there will be penalties if nothing changes
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80 We’re only 10 minutes away from full-time and there is absolutely no sign of a goal any time soon.
The managers appear to be aware of that and that is why they are holding back on substitutions.
Possession is pretty much even among Palmeiras and Santos.
Again, this has penalties written all over it…
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77 WHAT A CHANCE!
Santos come extremely close to an opener at the Copa Libertadores Final.
Pituca fires a powerful shot from the right flank and Weverton saves with his chest.
Jonatan follows up with a wonderful strike from the left but the ball just misses Palmeiras’ top left corner
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