He Flamengo qualified for the final this Saturday Intercontinental Cup with a 2-0 win Pyramids Egyptian in the semi-finals of the tournament thanks to two headers from set pieces that he converted Leo Pereira And Daniloin a match at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Rayan, in Qatar.
Two dead balls were hit by the Uruguayan Giorgian De Arrascaetaone in each half, was shot into the back of the net by Leo Pereirain the 24th minute, and later by Daniloin the 52nd minute to give Flamengo the win and qualification, against Pyramids, who didn’t give up and had good opportunities.
With the victory, Flamengo, the new champions of the Copa Libertadores and Brasileirao, will face Paris Saint-Germain, the champions of the Champions League in Europe, in the grand final of the Intercontinental Cup next Wednesday.
The Intercontinental Cup, a traditional tournament in which Europeans and Americans competed against each other, was discontinued in 2004 and became the Club World Cup, a tournament in which teams from other confederations took part. Last year, FIFA decided to rename this mini-tournament of champions the Intercontinental Cup, which is held annually, and the Club World Cup became a competition with a larger number of participants and more isolated editions: the first was held this year in the United States and won by Chelsea.
Formats and names aside, Corinthians were the last non-European “world champions” in 2012: they beat Chelsea 1-0 with a goal from Peruvian Paolo Guerrero. Thirteen years later, another Brazilian will try to reclaim a crown that was not long ago a common currency on this side of the Atlantic.
With information from agencies
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