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A purely Brazilian final, will bring together Santos and Palmeiras in the mythical Maracana Stadium in Brazil on January 30, in the final of the 2020 Copa Libertadores.
Santos beat Boca Juniors 3-0, after finishing scoreless, and booked second place in the final after Palmeiras, who beat River Plate 3-2 on aggregate.
The Brazilian final has been repeated twice in the 2005 editions, with Sao Paulo defeating Atlético Paranaense, and in 2006 Internacional defeating Sao Paulo.
After seeing the Super Classic of Argentine soccer in the final of the 2018 edition, we will be on a date with the Classic of the State of São Paulo, which is known as “Classic longing“.
Brazil secured the preservation of the championship title for the second year in a row and the 20th title in its history.
Santos reappeared in the final of the Copa Libertadores for the first time since 2011, led by Neymar and the fifth in their history, to face Palmeiras, who play their first final since 2000 and also the fifth in history.
Santos, nicknamed “El Pez”, will seek to win the fourth title in its history, to be the most distinguished Brazilian team in the continental title, while Palmeiras will seek to crown its second title.
The showdown will reunite current Santos coach Coca with his former club Palmeiras, after he led him in 2016 to claim the Brazilian League title for the ninth time in its history and to single out the record at the expense of Santos.
He will also look to win his second continental title after leading Atlético Minero to victory in the 2013 Olympia, Paraguay with Ronaldinho.
“Classico de Ishour”
The confrontation between Santos and Palmeiras is known as the “Classic of Nostalgia”, also known as the “Classic of Beautiful Days”. It is one of the most important matches in the state of Sao Paulo, which also includes Sao Paulo and Corinthians as the most famous clubs.
The name Derby, which is known in Brazil as “Clássico da Saudade”, dates back to the 1960s, when Pelé wore the Santos jersey and tore the Palmeiras jersey apart.
At that time, Palmeiras was the only team to break Santos’ dominance in the São Paulo state title in three versions in 1959, 1963 and 1966, and Santos was crowned in the rest of the years.
Palmeiras is the team that has won the most in the Brazilian League with 10 titles, compared to 8 for Santos, as the second most crowned team in the league.
Description of the match
In the 16th minute, Santos advanced through Petuca, taking advantage of the setbacks in the Boca Juniors defense, scoring the first goal for the Brazilian team.
Players from both teams tried to score again in the first half, but caution prevailed, ending Santos in the lead with an unanswered goal.
In the 49th minute, Venezuelan Yeverson Sotildo scored Santos’ second goal with a powerful shot from inside the area that goalkeeper Sebastián Andrada missed.
Just two minutes later, Lucas Braga scored Santos’ third goal, taking advantage of a cross from veteran Marinho to put Santos ahead in the final.
Colombian side Frank Fabra added to Boca Juniors’ pain after he violently interfered with Marinho without the ball to hit the red card directly in the 56th minute.
The coach’s changes sought to make a difference, but the result remained the same, as Santos won and qualified for the final.
Historical and Classic confrontation in the final of the Copa Libertadores.
