Soccer-Palmeiras win Copa Libertadores with Deyverson extra-time goal


Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Final - Palmeiras v Flamengo - Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay - November 27, 2021 Palmeiras' Felipe Melo, Gustavo Gomez and teammates celebrate winning the Copa Libertadores with the trophy REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row when an extra-time goal from Deyverson gave them a 2-1 win over Flamengo in an absorbing all-Brazilian final on Saturday.

It is the third time the Sao Paulo club have won South America’s equivalent of Europe's Champions League following victories in 1999 and 2020.

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