Barbosa Fires Flamengo To Last Gasp Copa Libertadores
November 24, 2019
4:45 pm
Flamengo came back from the dead to break the hearts of holders River Plate and win the Copa Libertadores in Lima on Saturday with a thrilling late brace from Gabriel Barbosa that decided the final 2-1 at the death.
Barbosa scored in the 89th minute and again in injury time to see his side bounce back from Rafael Santos Borre’s 15th-minute opener for River after a game largely dominated by the Argentine side.
After turning the game on its head in a frantic finale, Barbosa then got sent off along with River’s Ezequiel Palacios.
River had never looked like relinquishing …
