With the ex-Cologne Deyverson as the celebrated winning goal scorer, SE Palmeiras successfully defended his Copa Libertadores title thanks to a 2: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0) after extra time in the Brazilian final against CR Flamengo.
The football club from Sao Paulo ascended the club throne in Montevideo for the third time after 1999 and 2020 with the triumph against the rival from Rio de Janeiro.
Deyverson (30), who gave a short guest appearance at 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga in 2015, used a gross mistake by Andreas Pereira, on loan from Manchester United to Flamengo, to score the acclaimed title goal just five minutes after being substituted for extra time.
At Flamengo, the former Bremen and Wolfsburg star Diego only sat on the bench.
In the Estadio Centenario in Uruguay's capital, which is mainly dominated by the red colors of the Flamengo fans, Palmeiras shocked the rival from Rio de Janeiro, who won the trophy in 1981 and 2019, with the early leadership by Raphael Veiga (5th).
But striker Gabriel Barbosa, who scored both goals in the 2-1 final against River Plate Buenos Aires two years ago, tied in the 72nd minute before Joker Deyverson (95th) struck.
After Lima / Peru 2019 and Rio de Janeiro / Brazil 2020, South America’s most important club competition was once again the only final game under the title “La Gloria Eterna”, eternal fame.
301 days ago, Palmeiras won the 2020 edition, which was delayed due to the corona pandemic, in a Brazilian final against FC Santos (1-0).