Soccer-Coaches snatch the limelight ahead of all-Brazilian Libertadores final

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MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - This year’s Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and Palmeiras, the last two winners of South America’s equivalent of the Champions League, is the second all-Brazil affair in a row and the focus is as much on the coaches as the players.

On one side is Abel Ferreira, the Portuguese coach who guided Palmeiras to the title last year and is aiming to become the first man to win two Libertadores in a row since Carlos Bianchi did it with Boca Juniors in 2001.

Ferreira’s team have not won any of their last four matches but he is still considered an icon at the club, in large part for last year’s victory, their second Libertadores triumph and the first since 1999. “Few coaches have managed to do what he has done. It’s not easy to come to Brazil and win the titles he’s won.”

The criticism seems harsh for a man who has guided his team to the Libertadores final and to second in the league with four games remaining. The match will be Palmeiras’ 88th this year, and Flamengo’s 83rd. They both have more matches to play before the season ends in December.

 

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