All of Maracana was waiting for extra time when a formidable header by

Breno Lopes

awarded the Copa Libertadores title to Palmeiras, champion after 22 years of drought.

The winger's goal in the 99th minute led to a very ugly match, which frustrated Santos' dream of becoming the Brazilian club with the most continental titles.

Lopes, who arrived last November at Palmeiras from Juventude, had entered the pitch just 14 minutes earlier in the position of

Gabriel Menino

.

His opportunism to take advantage of

Rony's

center was

enough for the team led by

Daniel Ferreira

.

After beating the Ecuadorian Delfín SC, the Paraguayan Club Libertad and the Argentine River Plate in the qualifying rounds, Verdao signed their greatest success in the last two decades.

In addition, the title grants the pass to the Club World Cup, where the winner of Tigres-Ulsan will be measured in the semifinals.

Ferreira's success

The third Brazilian final in history, after those disputed in 2005 and 2006, left more underground game than showy.

The match was played with only half a thousand fans in the stands, special guests of the two finalists.

Finally,

Verdao was

able to impose the quality of its squad, where the experience of internationals such as

Weverton

, the Uruguayan Matías Viña and the Paraguayan

Gustavo Gómez stands out

.

Among the young people,

Patrick de Paula

,

Menino

and

Danilo stand out

.

The success is a complete support for the work of Ferreira, a Portuguese coach who landed in November from PAOK in Thessaloniki.

At age 42, he lifted his first title to become the third European champion of the Libertadores, after his compatriot

Jorge Jesús

(Flamengo, 2019) and the Croatian

Mirko Jozic

(Colo Colo, 1991).

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