This Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final at the Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (15:00 Ecuador) pits Boca Juniors, who are banking on their tradition to try to win their seventh title, and Fluminense, who are confident of their great campaign to lift the trophy for the first time .

The final will also be a duel between top goalscorers like Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani and Argentina’s Germán Can and a new top-level event for World Cup winners like Marcelo and Felipe Melo.

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The Argentinian team has much more experience in finals, having won six titles in twelve Libertadores finals, while the Brazilian has only played once, in 2008, when they lost to Liga de Quito.

Fluminense, apart from the advantage that fate has given them to play in their own stadium, is confident that they will maintain the great performance that allowed them to reach the final without knowing defeat since the group stage, when they lost away to River Plate and The strongest.

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The numbers are what follows in this new high-voltage confrontation between the Brazilians and the Argentines, the sixteenth final in history, which was preceded by fights between the fans of the two teams in Rio de Janeiro.

Sergio Romero

36-year-old goalkeeper of Boca Juniors. During a possible 120 minutes, he will offer security in goal, which he showed during the tournament. But if the final goes to a penalty shoot-out, his final play could send shivers down the legs of the opposing players.

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Valentine’s Day boat

If Boca fans dream of the possible outcome of the final, surely many of them wish for a Barca goal (19-year-old midfielder or winger) in the last minutes. Not only do they have a title to win, but this match can serve as a showcase for many fans around the planet.

Edinson Cavani

The final is his moment to redeem himself. The 36-year-old Uruguayan forward is under pressure to score goals and there won’t be a better time or place to score goals. An opportunity to enter the history of Boca. His teammate and friend Luis Suárez shines in Brazil, and he goes to Rio de Janeiro with the same goal.

Andre

All his life in Fluminense with the dream of playing a match of this type at the Maracana. The 22-year-old midfielder could have left in the last European transfer market for Liverpool, but he decided to stay and conquer the Libertadores.

John Arias

If 2022 was already good for the Kava winger, this year he grew even more to the point of becoming a starter in Colombia. A talent that makes fans enjoy themselves and hopes to get their fans back on their feet.

German canoe

The formidable 35-year-old Argentine striker will finish the tournament as the top scorer, but his hunger for goals cannot be stopped. A goal in the final would be the perfect end to his time as a Fluminense player. We will be talking about his performance for many years to come. (D)