The name of the final in the Libertadores Cup has been announced! – Last minute Backlink news
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In the second match of the Libertadores Cup semi-final, organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), FC Santos and Boca Juniors met at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, under the referee of Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan.
Due to the new type of corona virus (Covid-19) epidemic, the match was played without an audience.
In the 16th minute of the first half of the match, Diego Pituca from Santos hit the hand of the opponent defender and sent the ball in front of him to the net: 1-0.
Santos started the second half of the game quickly, and in the 49th minute, in an attack from the left wing, Yeferson Soteldo’s shot from the penalty area from the far point to the goal reached the second goal: 2-0
Brazilian team Santos cut the attack of Boca Juniors in the midfield in the 51st minute and made the difference to three with the goal of Lucas Braga Ribeiro in the attack on the right wing: 3-0.
The match ended with the home team dominating 3-0. Thus, after Palmeiras eliminated his Argentine rival River Plate, Santos eliminated his Argentine rival, Boca Juniors, in the final.
The two teams drew 0-0 in their semi-final first fight, played at Boca Juniors’ field La Bombonera on January 6.
Two Brazilian teams will compete in the Libertadores Cup final match, which will be played on January 30 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
In the Libertadores Cup final, which is considered to be the “Champions League” of South America, two Brazilian teams last faced in 2006 and the Internacional, which beat Sao Paulo, lifted the cup.
