The game will be played this Saturday, at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 3:00 p.m.
Palmeiras and Flamengo will seek to conquer “La Gloria Eterna” this Saturday, at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, when they meet for the final of the Copa Libertadores 2021, starting at 3:00 p.m.
The last two champions of the last editions of the most important club tournament in South America will seek in Uruguay to lift their third continental trophy and proclaim themselves the best team on the continent.
With rosters full of stars and with two technicians who have already conquered the Libertadores, the confrontation between both teams turns out to be without a clear favorite, much more at the expense of the good performance they maintained during the tournament.
The Mengao, directed by the Brazilian Renato Portaluppi gaucho, reaches the last match of the tournament without losing any of the twelve previous matches. Flamengo won a total of nine matches and only drew three, all of them in the group stage.
In direct elimination they all won, even without going through difficulties: 5-1 on aggregate against Defense and Justice, in the second round; 9-2 against Olimpia, in the quarters; and 4-0 against Barcelona SC, in the semifinals.
Flamengo will seek to raise its third Copa Libertadores and match Santos and Gremios as the most winning Brazilian teams in the tournament. His first two cups were achieved in 1981 and 2019, the latter from the hand of Jorge Jesús and with a squad similar to the current one.
Palmeiras will have the same mission, which will seek to add a new Liberators to those already achieved in 1999 and 2020, yearning in turn to become two-time champion.
Like his opponent, the Verdao He reaches the last game after having a magnificent tournament. Those led by Portuguese Abel Ferreira have only lost one game and it was before Defense and Justice (3-4) in the group stage. From there he harvested eight wins and three draws.
In direct elimination, he easily beat Universidad Católica in the round of 16 (2-0) and Sao Paulo in the quarterfinals (4-1), but he had his greatest challenge in the semifinals against Atlético Mineiro, which he could only overcome by the double value of the goal away, after being 1-1 on aggregate.
However, in direct confrontations the advantage is widely favorable for Flamengo, who remains unbeaten in 9 games against Palmeiras, with four draws and five victories. The last time he was defeated by Verdao was in 2017, with a 2-0.
Channels to watch the final of the Copa Libertadores:
The game will be broadcast to Ecuador and all of South America on ESPN and Star +. What’s more, can be followed on Facebook, in the official profile of Conmebol.
- Ecuador: ESPN and Star +
- Argentina: ESPN and Star +
- Chile: ESPN and Star +
- Brazil: ESPN and Star +
- Colombia: ESPN and Star +
- Peru: ESPN and Star +
- Venezuela: ESPN and Star +
- Spain: DAZN
Schedules to see the final of the Copa Libertadores:
- Ecuador, Peru and Colombia: 15:00
- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile: 17:00
- Venezuela and Bolivia: 16:00
- Spain: 21:00
- United States (New York and Miami): 15:00
- United States (Los Angeles): 12:00 (D)
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