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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Ulsan Hyundai, the’Asian Club Champion’ led by Hong Myung-bo, competes with the prestigious Brazilian club Palmeiras in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Palmeiras defeated Santos (Brazil) in the second half of the 54th minute Brenu Lopez’s heading final in the 2020 South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) Copa Libertadores final held at Maracanang Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on the 31st (Korean time). Pressed to zero and won the championship.
The Copa Lebertadores is a tournament to determine the best players in club football in South America. The winning team will compete in the FIFA Club World Cup as a representative from South America. Palmeiras has won their second title in 21 years since 1999. He was also qualified to go directly to the semifinals of the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup.
Ulsan Hyundai, who participates in the FIFA Club World Cup as an Asian champion, will face off against Tigres UANL (Mexico), champions league champion Tigres UANL (Mexico), at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar at 11 pm on the 4th. If they win, they will play a semi-final match against Palmeiras at Al Rayyan’s Education City Stadium at 3 am on the 8th.
This day’s match was the third final match between Brazilian clubs. In particular, the two teams were hotter than ever because they were long rivals of Brazilian football.
Palmeiras and Santos fought a fierce battle in the first and second half of the 90 minutes, but failed to score. As the game overheated, the flow often cut off, so there were 8 minutes of extra time in the second half.
To make matters worse, after about 5 minutes of extra time in the second half, there was a fight between the excited players of both teams. In the process, Santos’ coach Kuka was sent off after receiving a red card. As the game was delayed, the extra time in the second half increased to 15 minutes.
Palmeiras counterattacked without losing sight of the opposing coach’s cluttered situation. Eventually, in the 9th minute of extra time in the second half, Ronnie’s cross from the right side was headed by Lopez and the balance of 0 was broken. After scoring a thousand goals, Palmeiras defended the lead with one goal in the remaining time and raised the championship trophy.