Flamengo wins the Copa Libertadores after a cagey all-Brazilian final and achieves a record fourth triumph
Flamengo won the 2025 Copa Libertadores after a cagey all-Brazilian final against Palmeiras in Peru, becoming the first club from the country to lift the trophy four times.
Former Manchester City defender Danilo scored the only goal of the match after 67 minutes; the 34-year-old heads home from a Giorgian de Arrascaeta corner to give Flamengo a third South American crown in six years and avenge the defeat to Palmeiras in 2021.
Brazilian clubs have dominated the competition in recent years, winning all but one of the last nine editions. Five of the last seven finals have been all-Brazilian, with Palmeiras and Flamengo between them winning the coveted prize five times during that period.
This year’s clash, between Serie A’s top two clubs, was a rather tense affair at Lima’s Estadio Monumental ‘U’, with few clear-cut chances created by either team throughout.
Under the management of former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis, Flamengo scored just 13 goals during the tournament, but their success was based on poor defending, conceding just five times en route to the title.
Luis becomes only the ninth man to win the competition as a player and coach, having won the trophy twice with Flamengo in 2019 and 2022.
