Filipe Luís thanks Flamengo after title, explains choosing Danilo | OneFootball

Coach Libertadores Cup champion with Flamengo, Filipe Luís showed great gratitude to the club for the title. The coach did not hide his emotion in the press conference after the 1-0 victory over Palmeiras.

“I am very grateful to Flamengo, and it’s not Flamengo that should be grateful, because the club gives anyone who sits in this chair the chance to compete for titles. I feel privileged,” he said.

“This is a very special moment for me. It means a lot because it’s many hours, and in the end, the coach is judged by the result. Since we won, I’m a phenomenon and Abel is good for nothing. But we know how solid we were, and it was very difficult to get here. There were many individual efforts. Sacrifices from the players as well, and we achieved our goals,” he added.

Spot-on choice

The coach also explained the decision to start defender Danilo. The hero of the title took the spot from Léo Ortiz, who had recovered from a knee injury.

“I have to talk about Léo Ortiz. He knows the effort he made to be in the final, and I spoke with him this morning. He earned the right to say what was in his heart. He said he would rather be champion, and if he was going to hinder us, that I should choose Danilo. In the end, he played and scored the goal,” he recounted.

The coach also recalled Danilo’s “battle-hardened” side.

“Danilo, Alex Sandro, Jorginho are battle-hardened and control the game, treating the final as just another match,” he said.

Filipe Luís also didn’t forget Pedro, who missed the final due to injury, right-back Wesley, and midfielder Gerson, who were transferred to European football.

“Pedro is a very important player, and I also dedicate this title to him for everything he did for us. I also want to dedicate this title to Gerson and Wesley, because without them we wouldn’t have made it here,” he concluded.

With the 1-0 victory over Palmeiras this Saturday, Flamengo became the Brazilian club with the most titles in the history of the competition: a total of four. In addition to 2025, the club won in 1981, 2019, and 2022.

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