Flamengo lift Copa Libertadores with 2-1 win over River Plate

By Reuters • last updated: 09/12/2019

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Final - Flamengo v River Plate - Monumental Stadium, Lima, Peru - November 23, 2019 Flamengo's Gabriel Barbosa celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Henry Romero - Copyright HENRY ROMERO(Reuters)

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LIMA (Reuters) – Flamengo won the Copa Libertadores for the first time in 38 years with two goals in the last three minutes to come from behind and beat River Plate 2-1 on Saturday.

(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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