A goal eight minutes into stoppage time won Palmeiras the Copa Libertadores on Saturday as a Breno Lopes header earned the Sao Paulo club a 1-0 win over Santos.
The final of South America’s equivalent of Europe's Champions League was played on a roasting hot afternoon in Rio de Janeiro and chances were few and far between.Just as a lacklustre match looked sure to go to extra-time, however, substitute Lopes timed his jump perfectly at the back post to loop a header into the net.
With the temperature in Rio de Janeiro toping 100 degrees, neither side was able to make an early impact in the final of the continent's blue riband tournament. The club won the Paulista state championship in August and they play Gremio in the Copa do Brasil final in February.
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