| Event | 2025 Copa Libertadores |
|---|---|
| Team 1 | Palmeiras |
| Team1score | 0 |
| Team 2 | Flamengo |
| Team2score | 1 |
| Date | 29 November 2025 |
| Stadium | Estadio Monumental |
| City | Lima |
| Referee | Darío Herrera (Argentina) |
| Attendance | 70,048[1] |
| Previous | 2024 |
| Next | 2026 |
The 2025 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2025 Copa Libertadores. This was the 66th edition of the Copa Libertadores, the top-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The match was played by Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Flamengo on 29 November 2025 at the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru, in a rematch of the 2021 final.[2]
Flamengo won their fourth Copa Libertadores title and became the first Brazilian team to win four titles in the competition by defeating Palmeiras 1–0.[3][4] As winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores, Flamengo qualified for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2025 Copa Sudamericana, Lanús, in the 2026 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage.[citation needed]
Venue
On 28 April 2025, Lima was announced as the host city for the final match of the 2025 Copa Libertadores at a stadium to be confirmed, following an application made by the Peruvian Football Federation.[5] The appointment was confirmed after a meeting between the president of CONMEBOL Alejandro Domínguez and the president of Peru Dina Boluarte, who stated that the Peruvian government would commit to providing the necessary guarantees for the event to take place.[6]
On 11 August 2025, CONMEBOL confirmed Estadio Monumental as the venue for the final match.[2] This was the fourth Copa Libertadores final played in the Peruvian capital and the second held at Estadio Monumental after the 2019 one, in which Brazilian club Flamengo defeated Argentine side River Plate.[7]
Teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|
| Palmeiras | 6 (1961, 1968, 1999, 2000, 2020, 2021) |
| Flamengo | 4 (1981, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.
| Palmeiras | Round | Flamengo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Venue | Score | Opponent | Venue | Score | |
| Bye | Qualifying stages | Bye | ||||
| Group G | Group stage | Group C | ||||
| Sporting Cristal | Away | 2–3 | Deportivo Táchira | Away | 0–1 | |
| Cerro Porteño | Home | 1–0 | Central Córdoba | Home | 1–2 | |
| Bolívar | Away | 2–3 | LDU Quito | Away | 0–0 | |
| Cerro Porteño | Away | 0–2 | Central Córdoba | Away | 1–1 | |
| Bolívar | Home | 2–0 | LDU Quito | Home | 2–0 | |
| Sporting Cristal | Home | 6–0 | Deportivo Táchira | Home | 1–0 | |
| Seed 1 | Final stages | Seed 11 | ||||
| Universitario (won 4–0 on aggregate) | Away | 0–4 | Round of 16 | Internacional (won 3–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Home | 0–0 | Away | 0–2 | |||
| River Plate (won 5–2 on aggregate) | Away | 1–2 | Quarter-finals | Estudiantes (tied 2–2 on aggregate, won on penalties) | Home | 2–1 |
| Home | 3–1 | Away | 0–1 (2–4 p) | |||
| LDU Quito (won 4–3 on aggregate) | Away | 3–0 | Semi-finals | Racing (won 1–0 on aggregate) | Home | 1–0 |
| Home | 4–0 | Away | 0–0 | |||
Format
The final was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores were level after full time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[8]
Match
Weverton, Lucas Evangelista and Paulinho (Palmeiras)[9] and Pedro (Flamengo)[10] missed the final due to injuries, as well as Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo)[11], who was ruled out due to suspension.
Summary
In the 67th minute, Flamengo took the lead when Danilo scored the only goal of the game with a header to the left corner of the net after a corner from the right, took by Giorgian De Arascaeta.
Details
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See also
References
- ^ "Palmeiras 0-1 Flamengo (29 de nov, 2025) Placar Final" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "La Conmebol confirmó el estadio donde se jugará la final de la Libertadores 2025" [CONMEBOL confirmed the stadium where the 2025 Libertadores final will be played] (in Spanish). Infobae. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Copa Libertadores final: Flamengo beat Palmeiras to win fourth title". BBC Sport. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Danilo's header lifts Flamengo to fourth Copa Libertadores crown". ESPN. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "¡Oficial! Lima será sede de la final de la Copa Libertadores 2025" [Official! Lima will host the 2025 Copa Libertadores final] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "CONMEBOL announced Lima as host city for the 2025 Copa Libertadores Final". BeIN Sports. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Se viene la quinta: todas las finales de CONMEBOL Libertadores que se disputaron en Perú" [The fifth one is coming: all the CONMEBOL Libertadores finals that were played in Peru] (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Manual de Clubes CONMEBOL Libertadores 2025" [2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores Clubs Handbook] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Palmeiras treina sem Weverton e tem três baixas para final da Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Antenados no Futebol. 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Pedro, do Flamengo, sofre lesão muscular e está fora da final da Libertadores" (in Portuguese). Globo. 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Conmebol pune Plata com dois jogos de suspensão e multa atacante do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Globo. 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Los elegidos para dirigir la Gran Final" [The chosen ones to referee the Grand Final] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.