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Brazil’s Flamengo won the 2019 Copa Libertadores after beating River Plate of Argentina in a historical final at the Estadio Monumental late Saturday.
Flamengo lifted South America’s biggest club title in Lima, Peru with a comeback for the ages against River Plate for the 2-1 victory.
Colombian Rafael Santos Borre gave River Plate an early lead and the only first-half goal in minute 14.
But Gabriel Barbosa’s two goals in minute 89 and in stoppage time completed the comeback for Flamengo, shattering River Plate’s dream for a second straight cup.
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