The so-called Classic of the Decade will have another round and again with the title of the Copa Libertadores in between.
As in 2021, Palm trees y Flemish They will clash for the most coveted title in South America, which for the seventh consecutive time will remain in Brazilian hands.
Lima It will be the scene, on November 29, of a train crash: the two most valuable teams in America, the two contenders for the Brasileirão title and the two most important teams of recent years in South American football.
The expected final between the favorites for the crown will have an air of revenge for Fla, whom Verdão knocked out four years ago in Montevideo (2-1) to border on their chest their third and until now last star of the Copa Libertadores.
Led by the most successful coach in its history, the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, the São Paulo team will arrive in the Peruvian capital ecstatic after staging a historic comeback.
The Palmeirenses beat 4-0 Quito League this Thursday in São Pauloa result that left the surprising 3-0 defeat last week at the height of the Ecuadorian capital forgotten.
“I prayed (…), but God tells you: ‘go and do your part, it’s no use praying, because on the other side they are also praying’, so this is work and preparation,” celebrated Ferreira, 46 years old. “It was a technical and mental game.”
But be careful, because in the crash over the Eternal Glory They will meet again with an opponent who beat them 3-2 in mid-October in the league and who showed how to suffer in their semifinal match against Racing from Argentina (1-0 overall).
TO BRAZIL!
The path of @Palmeiras y @Flemishthe CONMEBOL finalists #Libertadores 2025.#Eternal Glory pic.twitter.com/9VDB6w1mcQ
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) October 31, 2025
Copa Libertadores and Palmeiras’ comeback
The impressive qualification to their seventh Libertadores final was so exciting for Palmeiras that it revealed for the first time the deepest feelings of Ferreira, who knelt in tears on the synthetic grass of the Allianz Parque after the final whistle.
It was no wonder, because against all odds his boys turned the series around just as the 46-year-old European had promised in the run-up to the second leg semi-final: “Something magical is going to happen.”
And the magic wand said present in São Paulowhere the Brazilians overwhelmed the only Ecuadorian club that won the Libertadores (2008) with goals from Paraguayan Ramón Sosa (20′), Bruno Fuchs (45+5′) and a double from Raphael Veiga (68′, 82′ from a penalty).
“The score was fair,” acknowledged Quito League coach Tiago Nunes.
The pass guarantees a new Brazilian champion, a situation that has been repeated without respite since 2019, and confirmed the tremendous power of the Sao Paulo team, which in 2020 and 2021 won two of its three titles in the tournament.
The winner in Lima will also become the Brazilian team with the most Libertadores crowns (4), a prize that adds more spice to a struggle between two giants who this decade have forged a great rivalry based on titles.
Your pass to the group stage of the Libertadores in 2026 and to the Recopa Sudamericana next year will also be assured.
Final confirmed! @Palmeiras The series turned around and will play in Lima against @Flemishfor a new star in CONMEBOL #Libertadores. pic.twitter.com/lCdI3gmo5g
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) October 31, 2025
Flamengo and its idols
After the feat of Palmeiras, the first team to overcome a three-goal deficit in a Libertadores semi-final, the Mengão team is enthusiastic about overshadowing a legend.
Former playmaker Zico, creator of the red and blacks’ first South American trophy in 1981, is the greatest idol of the most popular club in Brazil.
But Filipe Luís’ pupils threaten to keep the legendary former footballer company at Olympus, after drawing goalless on Wednesday in their visit to Avellaneda and sealing the pass with the 1-0 obtained last week in Rio de Janeiro, with a goal from Colombian Jorge Carrascal.
The figure of the former left back, now a coach, can take on gigantic dimensions if he consecrates himself in Lima, as he will have participated in four of Flamengo’s five Libertadores finals: as a player he won two, in 2019 and 2022, and lost the one in 2021 against Palmeiras.
The promising Brazilian coach aspires to lift his third trophy in the most prestigious club tournament on the continent with the help of two former teammates and now coaches, Bruno Henrique and Giorgian de Arrascaeta, also participants in the 2019 and 2022 conquests.
“We are a team with soul, competitive, that knows how to play in all circumstances against any opponent, a team that knows how to play in the Copa Libertadores,” said Filipe Luís.
Where to watch the Libertadores final?
In Mexico you will be able to enjoy the final of the Copa Libertadores ibertadores on Saturday, November 29 through the app Disney+.