John Kennedy, a 21-year-old striker with many ups and downs in his short career, scored the winning goal on Saturday to give Brazil’s Fluminense its maiden Copa Libertadores title against Boca Juniors.
John Kennedy of Brazil’s Fluminense, right, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Argentina’s Boca Juniors during a Copa Libertadores final soccer match at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Luis Advincula of Argentina’s Boca Juniors reacts during a Copa Libertadores final soccer match against Brazil’s Fluminense at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.
The Argentinian giants were playing for their seventh title in the tournament. Its tens of thousands of fans in Rio saw their hopes momentarily tank after their countryman Germán Cano scored in the 36th minute after a low cross from Keno.
The 35-year-old Marcelo, who made most of his career as a left-back but has played often as a midfielder, was one of Fluminense’s keys to control the match from the start. The 19-year-old Argentinian midfielder Valentín Barco, a big hope of creativity for Boca, could not deliver in the final. Fluminense reached its first Copa Libertadores final since losing the 2008 edition on penalties to Ecuador’s Liga de Quito with a squad that is not among the richest in Brazil. Its coach, Fernando Diniz, is also in charge of Brazil’s national team until July 2024, when local soccer executives expect to bring Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti to take that role into the 2026 World Cup.
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