The ‘Furacão’ beat Red Bull Bragantino in the Brazilian final that was played at the Centennial of Montevideo.
Athletico Paranaense became champion of the South American Cup 2021 this Saturday by defeating Red Bull Bragantino 1-0 in Montevideo, becoming the first Brazilian team to win the tournament twice.
Nikao scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute at the Centenario Stadium, where less than 20,000 spectators were mostly distributed in the Olympic tribune, the largest on the legendary stage, due to meager ticket sales.
However, the fans of ‘Furacão’, a notorious majority and who painted most of the stands red and black, made themselves felt with palms and permanent chants of encouragement that added a lot of color to a sunny and hot Uruguayan spring day .
In white clothes, the few ‘torcedores’ of the Bragantino, whose eleventh fought until the end, could not see their team take the cup for the first time in their short history.
By obtaining ‘The Great Conquest’, the Paranaense repeats a title that he already obtained in 2018.
On the same Uruguayan stage, they will meet next Saturday for the final match of the Copa Libertadores Palmeiras, defending champion, and Flamengo. (D)
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