With goals from Nigerians Shola and Lorran, Rubro-Negro beats the current continental and world champion, 2-1, and wins an unprecedented title
Lorran, the owner of the ball, who usually takes it home, this time played 45 perfect minutes, enough to transform Flamengo into the U20 Copa Libertadores champions. The triumph came after beating Boca Juniors 2-1, coming from behind, in Maldonado, Uruguay. Rubro-Negro won all five matches. That’s how it is. Flamengo, with more successes than errors in this category, is the master of America. An unprecedented result, of the utmost importance, no matter how much his rivals try to disqualify him. Sao Paulo, winners in 2016, were the only Brazilian to win so far.
Flamengo turns in the first half
The first half was balanced, played inch by inch, with offensive actions from one side to the other, and then at least three goals, 2 to 1 for Flamengo, who knew how to make the most of the opportunities. After just four minutes, Payal crossed from the left and Ignacio Rodriguez headed past Lucas Furtado: 1 to 0. In the 23rd minute, Lorran, with a personal move, went to the byline, on the right, and threw the ball to Elijah Shola. scored in the first half: 1 to 1. Boca Juniors, like their opponent, continued to fight, trying to exploit the gaps in the Rossoneri defence, but Flamengo, who was also trying to surprise, especially in individual plays, abused one of their own, in injury time. Lorran starts and finishes, receives from Lucyan and, thanks to his talent and physical strength, scores the 2-1 after Torlaschi’s exit.
Poster on the wall, Nation!
As for the sometimes violent competition, the scenario did not change at the start of the final phase. But Flamengo, above all cautious, looks for counterattacks to eliminate, and the Argentine team tries to apply pressure. In the 18th minute, Boca Juniors made their first substitutions, with the aim of increasing their attacking power, and did not let the Rio team play. The Gávea club made no changes, keeping their players from the start and accepting the complete dominance of their opponent, who tried to equalize.
In the 32nd minute, Flamengo finally made three changes to regain space, but it seemed that the objective was to give the team a breather, as they continued behind, suffering a real bombardment. Boca Juniors have released a handful of attackers. Rubro-Negro couldn’t even keep the ball in front of him, on rare occasions he took a breath, and made it clear that his physical preparation was inferior, even if the effort to overcome the limits was considerable. The six minutes of injury time represented an eternity for the Rio team.
In the remaining minute, the Argentines squandered their last chance and lost the crown they had held since last year. It’s a poster on the wall!
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Source: Terra
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