Copa Libertadores set to be 3rd straight all-Brazil final

Published August 31, 2022 10:33 PM

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
AP Sports Writer

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Copa Libertadores final is set to be an all-Brazilian affair for the third year in a row after this week’s first leg of the semifinals. Flamengo crushed Argentina’s Velez Sarsfield away 4-0 which featured a hat-trick by striker Pedro. And defending champions Palmeiras lost 1-0 to Athletico Paranaense. The second leg will be played next week. Palmeiras beat Flamengo 2-1 in last year’s decider. The year before, the Sao Paulo team beat its local rival Santos 1-0 at the Maracana Stadium.

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