40-year-old Felipe Melo wins championship

In the final of the 2023 Libertadores Cup, the most important club-level tournament in South American football, played at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Brazilian side Fluminense defeated the Argentine side Boca Juniors 2-1 in extra time to win the Libertadores Cup for the first time in their history.

Former Galatasaray player Felipe Melo also started in the first 11 at the age of 40, playing for the Libertadores Cup champion Fluminense.

Fluminense found the first goal of the match, which determined the greatest in South America, with German Cano in the 36th minute, while Boca Juniors equalized with a goal from Luis Advincula in the 72nd minute. While the normal time of the match ended 1-1, Fluminense took a 2-1 lead in extra time with a goal from John Kennedy in the 99th minute, and the match ended with this score.

In the match, John Kennedy from Fluminense in the 101st minute and Frank Fabra from Boca Juniors in the 105+7th minute were shown red cards, leaving their teams with 10 men. (AA)