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Palmeiras, one of the two Brazilian teams that faced each other in the final of the Copa Libertadores, which is accepted as the “Champions League” of South America, beat their rival Santos 1-0 in extra time and won the cup. .
Palmeiras and Santos met at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the final match of the Copa Libertadores, organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), with the Argentine referee Patricio Loustau.
The regulation time of the game ended with the equality of both teams and the extension began.
In the 98th minute of the match, Palmeira’s Breno Lopes sent the ball into the net with a header from near the penalty spot. Match result: 1-0.
Former Galatasaray footballer Felipe Melo, who played for Palmeiras, also joined the game in the last minutes of the match.
Thus, Palmeiras has lifted the Copa Libertadores for the second time in its history. The Brazilian team won the trophy for the first time in 1999.
Palmeiras also achieved direct participation in the postponed 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which will host Qatar, with this victory.
