A former star of Shabab Al-Ahly leads Flamengo to the Libertadores Cup
Brazilian Flamengo won the South American Libertadores Cup in football for the third time in its history, defeating compatriot Atletico Paranaense led by expert coach Luiz Felipe Scolari 1-0 this morning in Guayaquil.
The final came in Brazil for the third consecutive season.
On the eve of the second round of the Brazilian elections, Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro succeeded his compatriot Palmeiras from Sao Paulo, who defeated him last year 2-1 after an extension and was eliminated this year from the semi-finals by Paranaense.
And starred in the ranks of Flamengo stars, including the captain, the former star of the Al-Ahly youth team in the Emirates, Everton Ribeiro, as well as names such as Barbosa, who scored the only winning goal, which came after a decisive pass from his colleague Ribeiro.
Gabriel Barbosa scored from close range the game's only goal in the last moments of the first half (45 + 4), after Atletico defender Pedro Henrique was sent off by Argentine referee Patricio Lusto with a second warning (43).
Scolari, the 2002 World Cup champion, who will turn 74 on November 9, was deprived of a third title in the parallel competition to the European Champions League, after being crowned with Gremio (1995) and Palmeiras (1999).
Atletico, once an orphan in the Brazilian League (2001), started the match by pressing in the first quarter of an hour.
And entered the Chilean veteran Arturo Vidal (35 years) in the 71st minute in the ranks of the red and black coming from Rio.
Atlético Paranaense, a club from the city of Curitiba in the state of Parana (southern), failed again in the final after losing in 2005 against Sao Paulo.
Two finals were played by the veteran Fernandinho, the former captain of Manchester City, who returned to his early club, and who started Saturday.
Argentina's Independiente holds the record with seven titles, a title difference from compatriot Boca Juniors and two from Uruguay's Peñarol.
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