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Libertadores Trophy Broke During the Celebration of the Fourth Championship

Crisis at Flamengo? On the contrary, far from it. But the team did have a small problem: the trophy for their fourth Copa Libertadores da América title broke. During the title celebration this Sunday (30), on a trio elétrico in Rio de Janeiro, it was noticeable that the figure on top of the trophy had been patched up.

The Libertadores trophy is made up of a base, a globe, two ‘ears’, and a little figure on top. It was precisely this uppermost part that had been patched. In other words, the ‘player’ who appears to be kicking a ball on the object of desire for all South American teams had come loose.

Despite the ‘muvuca’ (crowd) this Sunday (30), with a long trip from Lima to Rio de Janeiro and crowds in the streets for the celebration, the accident happened before all of this. The problem with the trophy actually occurred on Saturday (29), shortly after Flamengo’s 1-0 victory over Palmeiras.

DID THE PARTY DIE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM?

Nothing dampened the joy of the players and fans. According to the Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro, more than 250,000 Flamengo supporters went downtown to celebrate. The open-top vehicle started at the corner of Rua Primeiro de Março and Rua Buenos Aires, then continued along Rua Primeiro de Março to Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, at the corner with Rua Araújo Porto Alegre, near the TRT/RJ building.

IS THERE MORE CELEBRATION TO COME?

Still celebrating the Copa Libertadores title, Flamengo could win another trophy on Wednesday (03). For that to happen, they just need to beat Ceará in the penultimate round of the Brasileirão at Maracanã. The match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

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