Flamengo wins fourth Copa Libertadores title after tight match in Peru

VIDEO SHOWS: FLAMENGO AND PALMEIRAS FANS EXITING MONUMENTAL STADIUM IN PERU / SOUNDBITES FROM FLAMENGO, PALMEIRAS FANS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE STORY SHOWS: LIMA, PERU (NOVEMBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FLAMENGO FANS CELEBRATING VICTORY WHILE LEAVING MONUMENTAL STADIUM WITH FIREWORKS IN BACKGROUND 2. FAN RAISING FLAMENGO FLAG 3. FLAMENGO SUPPORTER EXTENDING ARMS WATCHING FIREWORKS 4. FLAMENGO FANS JUMPING AND SHOUTING (Portuguese) "FOUR-TIME CHAMPION" 5. VARIOUS OF FLAMENGO FANS EXITING STADIUM, SHOUTING (Portuguese) "FOUR-TIME CHAMPION" 6. DOZENS OF  FLAMENGO FANS LEAVING STADIUM 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) FLAMENGO FAN, GUSTAVO SALAS, SAYING: "It is an indescribable feeling to see Flamengo champion of the Libertadores for the first time in the stadium. We're having a good season, a very good one. We're going to be Brazilian champions too, God willing. We're going to win everything this year. America belongs to Flamengo and, God willing, the world will also belong to Flamengo." 8. VARIOUS OF PALMEIRAS FANS LEAVING STADIUM 9. PALMEIRAS FAN HITTING CAMERA IN FRUSTRATION AFTER DEFEAT 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PALMEIRAS FAN, RENHA (NO SURNAME GIVEN), SAYING: "It was really disappointing to come all the way from Brazil to here, such a long distance, and see the team play with so little intensity, which we were used to seeing, this lack of commitment, this lack of will to play. But football is like that and unfortunately we'll have to wait for next time. Now we continue supporting and hope better times will come, and who knows, maybe next year we can be in the final again and win the fourth championship." 11. PALMEIRAS FANS LEAVING STADIUM STORY: Flamengo secured their fourth Copa Libertadores title with a 1-0 victory over Palmeiras at the Estadio Monumental on Saturday (November 29), marking the seventh consecutive year that a Brazilian club has lifted South America’s most prized club trophy. Flamengo had the better chances, with efforts from Samuel Lino and Bruno Henrique, while Palmeiras came closest when Khellven sent in a fine cross to Vitor Roque. However, neither side managed to create many opportunities in the first half. After the break, Palmeiras built pressure as Joaquin Piquerez’s long-range attempt was blocked. However, Flamengo responded with Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Leo Pereira both seeing close-range efforts denied. The breakthrough came in the 67th minute with Danilo rising to meet a corner and guiding his header into the net. Flamengo supporters visiting Peru for the match erupted in celebration outside the Monumental Stadium after their team claimed a historic fourth Copa Libertadores title. Amid the fireworks lighting up the Lima sky, fans waving Flamengo flags and shouting "four-time champion" flooded the streets surrounding the stadium.  Palmeiras fans, meanwhile, left the stadium visibly upset, with some expressing frustration over their team's perceived lack of intensity during the tightly contested match. "It was really disappointing to come all the way from Brazil to here… and see the team play with so little intensity," said a Palmeiras supporter identified only as Renha. "But football is like that, and unfortunately, we'll have to wait for next time. Now we continue supporting and hope better times will come." Palmeiras currently trail league leaders Flamengo by five points in the Brasileirao, with two rounds remaining. For Flamengo, the win gave them a sense of redemption as Palmeiras had defeated them in the 2021 final. (Production: Videosur, Gloria Lopez)

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