John Kennedy decides, and Fluminense wins the Libertadores unprecedented

This Saturday, 4, Fluminense It is Boca Juniors competed in the grand final of Libertadoresat the Maracanã. Tricolor took the lead, but saw the Argentines draw and take the match to extra time. However, young John Kennedy decided to go to the Rio club, which won 2-1, and won an unprecedented title.

The game started with clear dominance from Fluminense, who kept possession of the ball as expected. On the other hand, Boca Juniors took a more defensive stance, waiting for the Brazilians to make a mistake before counterattacking. Therefore, the Argentines had the first shot of the match, at 15 minutes, with Merentielbut Fabio made a good defense.

Despite having more possession of the ball, Tricolor didn’t have many clear opportunities in attack, but that’s not necessary for those with Germán Cano. After great play between Keno It is Arias, the Argentine striker appeared in the penalty area with freedom and needed just one touch to open the scoring. Thus, Maracanã became inflamed and the Brazilian team went into the locker room with the advantage. Interval! 1 to 0.

On the way back to the second half, unlike what happened in the first half, Boca Juniors were more committed to disrupting Fluminense’s exit from the game, putting pressure on the attacking field. Thus, the Brazilians didn’t have as much of the ball as they are used to and the Argentines finished more than expected. However, on the counterattack, Tricolor also worried the Xeneize defense.

After 15 minutes of the second half, the Boca Juniors players, as expected, began to provoke the Fluminense team. Cavaniin fact, received a yellow card after consecutive fouls in Andrew. At that moment, the Brazilian club managed to regain control of the match, giving few chances to the Xeneizes, but they continued to pose a threat to the goal defended by Fábio, until Advincula equalize with a beautiful goal from outside the box.

John Kennedy, beloved of the Fluminense fans, entered regulation time and gave Boca’s defense a hard time. At 43′, Merentiel took advantage of André’s mistake and finished from the middle of the street, causing a lot of danger, but the ball went out. In the last play of the game, Diogo Barbosa He had a clear chance, but ended up shooting wide of the post and the match went into extra time.

In the first half of extra time, Fluminense quickly managed to get back in front, with a great goal from John Kennedy, who entered regulation time to decide the game. During the celebration, Tricolor’s number 9 was sent off, receiving a second yellow card after celebrating with the fans in the stands.

Afterwards, in confusion among the players, Frank Fabra was expelled after slapping a man in the face Nino, from Fluminense. In the second half of extra time, Boca Juniors continued to attack, but Fábio did very well whenever required. Guga still scored the post, but the title did not leave Tricolor’s hands. End of the game! 2 to 1.