Flamengo top Brazil’s honours, break into Libertadores top five

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·30 November 2025

Flamengo top Brazil’s honours, break into Libertadores top five

Only Independiente (ARG), Boca Juniors (ARG), and Peñarol (URU) have more titles than Flamengo

Flamengo defeated Palmeiras this Saturday (29th) by 1-0 at the Estadio Monumental de Lima, in Peru, and became four-time champions of the Copa Libertadores. With this victory, the red-and-black team is now the most successful in Brazil in terms of titles and has entered the top 5 of the overall ranking.

With the title against Palmeiras, Flamengo has now won four Copa Libertadores trophies. Therefore, the red-and-black team has surpassed São Paulo, Santos, Palmeiras, and Grêmio, all of whom have three titles in Brazilian football.

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WHAT IS THE OVERALL RANKING?

7 titles – Independiente (ARG)
6 titles – Boca Juniors (ARG)
5 titles – Peñarol (URU)
4 titles – FLAMENGO, River Plate (ARG), and Estudiantes (ARG)
3 titles – Olímpia (PAR), São Paulo, Grêmio, Nacional (URU), Santos, and Palmeiras
2 titles – Cruzeiro, Atlético Nacional (COL), and Internacional
1 title – Colo-Colo (CHI), Fluminense, Botafogo, Atlético-MG, Racing (ARG), Argentinos Juniors (ARG), Vélez Sarsfield (ARG), Vasco, Once Caldas (COL), Corinthians, LDU (ECU), and San Lorenzo (ARG).

Now, Flamengo is only behind Independiente from Argentina, who are the tournament’s biggest champions with seven titles. In addition, Boca Juniors and Peñarol complete the top 3, with six and five trophies, respectively.

HOW WAS FLAMENGO’S CAMPAIGN?

Flamengo started the group stage facing LDU, Deportivo Táchira (VEN), and Central Córdoba (ARG). On that occasion, the red-and-black team advanced in second place, behind the Ecuadorians, in decisive and thrilling rounds.

Next, Flamengo steamrolled Internacional in the round of 16 with two wins. Then, the red-and-black team faced Estudiantes in the quarterfinals, advancing on penalties. Racing was the opponent in the semifinals, and Mengo advanced without being defeated. Finally, they beat Palmeiras in the final.

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