Santos and Palmeiras meet in Rio for all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final

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Two clubs from São Paulo state are off to the Maracanã to contest the first all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final in 15 years

By Tom Sanderson & Josué Seixas for Yellow & Green Football

Some 434 days after Flamengo beat River Plate with two very late goals to win the first one-off final in the history of the Copa Libertadores, two Brazilian clubs will meet in Flamengo’s iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio on Saturday to fight it out for their title.

If the semi-final between Santos and Boca Juniors was billed as Pelé vs Diego Maradona, the final between coastal overachievers Santos and Palmeiras – who saw off River Plate in their semi-final – pits O Rei against O Divino. For many old heads in Brazil, Ademir da Guia – the midfield genius known as the Divine One – is second only to Pelé in the pantheon of Brazilian legends. Santos and Palmeiras dominated the Paulistão in the 1960s and 1970s, at a time when the state championship was considered superior to the national competition, so it is fitting that these two clubs will contest the first all-São Paulo state Copa Libertadores final.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/29/santos-palmeiras-all-brazilian-final-copa-libertadores-rio-maracana

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