Abel Ferreira ‘cries’ after Libertadores near-miss, Flamengo v Palmeiras | OneFootball

Flamengo won the 2025 Libertadores title over Palmeiras

Even after beating Flamengo, Abel Ferreira made a point of repeating the traditional ‘complaining’ about finishing as runner-up in the 2025 Libertadores. After the 3-0 win this Saturday (23), in the 17th round of the Brasileirão, the Palmeiras coach once again demanded the sending-off of Pulgar in the final.

— It was a fair win, of course when the opponent has one player fewer, with a completely fair red card, as could have happened in the Libertadores final. I don’t get tired of talking about it, because it was exactly the same kind of play -, he said, before concluding:

— But it was a fair win, on a difficult pitch, against excellent players, an excellent coach, with a crowd that pushed the team from start to finish, a very vibrant atmosphere throughout the game, not only because of the team’s quality, but because of the energy in the stadium, and our fans who came, even though they were outnumbered, even though there were few of them, were extremely loud -, Abel Ferreira concluded.

Which incident in the Libertadores final is Abel Ferreira still ‘complaining’ about?

The incident that Abel Ferreira keeps complaining about happened in the opening minutes of the first half. On that occasion, Erick Pulgar made a hard challenge on Bruno Fuchs, a Palmeiras center back, but the referee waved play on and only gave the Chilean Flamengo player a yellow card.

With the ball rolling, Flamengo were superior to Palmeiras. However, the Rubro-Negro only found the net in the 23rd minute of the second half, after Arrascaeta sent in a cross onto the head of Danilo, who headed it into the back of the São Paulo side’s net.

What happened between Flamengo and Palmeiras in 2025?

Abel Ferreira must still have ‘nightmares’ about Flamengo. That’s because throughout 2025, Palmeiras battled with the Rubro-Negro for the Libertadores and Brasileirão titles. However, by the end of the season, Mengão had won both trophies, while their rivals finished as runners-up in both competitions.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Flamengo now ‘switch gears’ and turn their focus back to the Libertadores. This Tuesday (26), the Rubro-Negro face Cusco (PER) at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time at the Maracanã, in the final round of the tournament’s group stage.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Flamengo and Cusco through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the Libertadores match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.