The 30-year-old, who played in Cologne for a short time in 2015, scored in the final in Montevideo against Flamengo Rio de Janeiro in the 95th minute of extra time to make it 2-1. After 90 minutes it was 1-1 between the two Brazilian teams. São Paulo successfully defended the title of the South American version of the Champions League. Flamengo last won the Copa in 2019.
In the Centenario Stadium, Palmeiras had been in the lead for a long time in regular time. In the fifth minute, attacking midfielder Raphael Veiga put his team in front. Gabriel Barbosa equalized for Palmeiras in the 72nd minute. For “Gabigol”, the competition’s top scorer, it was the eleventh goal in the 13th game.
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