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00:00As we have the countdown then for the Commibol Libertadores final between Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo in Buenos Aires
00:08We are underway
00:09My name is Joel Richard your match commentator alongside with Peter Coates and Pete from the outset
00:14It is Botafogo the favorites and Atletico Mineiro
00:17You're concerned with their form coming into this game
00:19Yeah
00:20It's the form alone really that that makes you look at this and say there is a favorite because we're talking about the team
00:25We just said who were at the top of the table in Brazil massive win
00:29In midweek over their closest rivals Palmeiras to perhaps close on the league title
00:35But just one defeat in their last 20 games as opposed to an Atletico Mineiro side
00:40Who are without a win in 10 since they defeated River Plate in that first leg in the semi-final?
00:46it's already had a
00:49High boot there, which the match official Tejo has reached to his pocket
00:55Davison as you mentioned, he's quite a character. He wants Tejo to take a closer. Look they need they feel they need that
01:02But you can see there's blood there already, but not even a minute into
01:07Into this match and Tejo has a red card in his hand
01:14It's it is a red with 60 seconds on the clock for the midfielder Gregory
01:24The bottom four or midfielder
01:28Had his boot raised high there is the incident Gregory goes in
01:34And have no complaints
01:37Fausto Baird at the Argentinian on the receiving end of it. He's still down on the ground with blood pouring from his head
01:44And as you say, I don't think there can be too many complaints over that
01:49Gets worse as you look at the replay
01:51Vida goes down low as his head is low, but nonetheless it's it studs up. It's dangerous play and the former into
02:00Miami midfielder
02:02It's given his marching orders by Tejo and leaves his side
02:05At a disadvantage in what is the club's biggest game in the club history barely been in play
02:11And I think we'll see a lot more of this with every foul that that passes now after a very early red card
02:16It what's a photo will be desperately trying to even things up
02:24There are thereabouts in the quarterfinals certainly the knockout phases of this competition for the last ten years or so
02:32Fondra shot on goal from Holt there. That's trademark from
02:38From the veteran
02:41After that it keeps the move going with Scarpa while we're talking about the difficulties
02:47For botafogo in in balancing your defensive work and attacking was was the concern for the remainder of the game
02:53Are we just going to see a tap V defense?
02:55Half game a half pitch game almost like a training exercise to see whether or not half game a half pitch game
03:02Almost like a training exercise to see whether or not and let's go Minera can find a way through
03:07That's gone out the window now with those two goals six minutes about in time
03:12Let's go Minera
03:15Absolutely shot latter stages of the competition as Holt goes for goal
03:20play will
03:21be halted while Alex Maragosa is
03:25seen to by medical staff
03:29Just to finish the point athletic or a year without me with stories football if they overcome botafogo here
03:36Considering the red cards so early in this game. I think it would be a
03:40defeat
03:41In this final that would be even more painful for an edge coming out at one which would be very difficult
03:51Number 18 to skip past
03:54Who's Enrique it's a there's an opening for Malafite us?
03:58Enrique it's in the back of the net against the run of play and against all odds
04:03Botafogo take the lead in the Libertadores final
04:11Which they've just scored we're just talking about the difficulties of soaking up pressure but being able to get forward
04:17But for almost the first time there are white shirts inside the 18-yard box
04:22four of them in fact is that barely weak shot and initially comes in from my long plate us and
04:27It's those numbers getting forward
04:30That make this goal possible the ball
04:32Eventually breaking to Lewis Enrique the player that we've been praising more for his defensive work so far and the fact that maybe we're not
04:39Going to see him as an attacking outlet this afternoon who finds a space and rifles the ball in
04:49We made it that Lewis Enrique barely touched the ball until about the 25th minute
04:54but also that he was this player who
04:57Who could be the star of the show this evening
05:01But we saw him being asked a different role a defensive role and yet there. He is he turns up drilled the
05:08Why
05:11As botafogo believing that Enrique was fouled there by
05:17By Everson ball from range
05:22There is a challenge from Everson
05:26Which certainly doesn't get the ball
05:30This is a big moment here because I ran as it
05:34Just a little bit. Here is another one that could potentially
05:38Transform how this Libertadores final ends up where the title goes
05:45With Botafogo a man down, but a goal up and touch on the ball
05:48There's a confirming that it's a foul by Everson and it is a penalty kick for Botafogo
06:00Tell is against Everson he drills it wire into the back of the net. It's 2-0 to Botafogo
06:08And we are seeing an astonishing turnaround in this match
06:12Botafogo a man down and a goal up
06:14But 2-0 up before halftime
06:18No mistake from tellers
06:21Who would have feared the worst?
06:23Having been dealt that red card in the opening minute, but they're in dreamland now two goals up
06:30And what a well-struck penalty that is from Alex Taylor's hammered
06:35low
06:36Sending the keeper the wrong way
06:38With that incident in the first minute it's then there's to lose isn't it and and so it is proving
06:44Unfortunate for them as he goes as he was looking to drive forwarders
06:49The ankle shown a yellow card with the man advantage
06:52You so desperately need halftime because they just look like their heads have gone here two goals in the first half
06:58It's a big moment for Botafogo
06:59It's a big moment for Botafogo
07:01It's a big moment for Botafogo
07:03Advantage you so desperately need halftime because they just look like their heads have gone here two nil down
07:10Because they're the second we're in the libertadores final we're we're looking forward to that the last time we really produced was the semi-final
07:16In the libertadores, which we really swept aside at the good sides for this moment
07:24Big challenge there to say the very least
07:29I think in real time, this is the challenge here
07:33Again in real time. It's a different proposition. You don't see that you don't have the intensity of that
07:39We're also now seeing them on the back foot. We're seeing players
07:43Clearly making rash decisions. They just need that moment now to cool down
07:52Find a teammate excellent by alex teller's goal scorer
07:58Could be in trouble for that challenge on davison
08:01He is indeed also shown
08:04a yellow card, so
08:06It is the yellow card. I think gregory is going to be the only red we may see this evening this afternoon
08:12well, that's going to be the thing for gabby melito and
08:15two managers to
08:17Keep an eye on because you know when you see a red
08:21That is indeed the end of proceedings then and what has been a remarkable first half of football
08:28In this libertadores final in buenos aires argentina
08:33between atletico and
08:34Botafogo or brazil affair
08:37It was they
08:39dominating the ball
08:41knocking it from side to side but unable to
08:44Have any answers to this low block plenty of players back looking to defend
08:49And now they're going to have to face the same conundrums
08:52I think botafogo at nil nil with defending well, but certainly likely to go and do the same defending a two goal advantage
08:59And atletico are going to have to come up with better answers an opportunity at least show a moment of danger
09:05So that the supporters suddenly get back on side and start to believe
09:09Hulk with the delivery. It's deep to davison. That is exactly what they needed. It's it's this substitute
09:15vargas
09:17Who claws one back for atletico it is game on at the monumental
09:23How about that for an impact from the 34 year old
09:31And pete they've managed to do it as simple a goal as you'll ever get
09:34Botafogo
09:36All of their defensive shape the resilience they showed in the first half eventually undone by the simplest of goals hulk just swinging in
09:44The corner eduardo vargas just takes a couple of steps backwards. No one marking him. Look at the space. He's in there
09:51The substitute with maybe what is his first touch since coming off the bench?
09:56Simply plants the header into the back of the net
10:01Soon the first half put a forward dropping really deep
10:04as
10:06And you see your continued play
10:08The lovely ball into the far post and it could have been either davison or vargas's date
10:13Beat that in the first half in terms of crosses into the area. Now. They've obviously got more to aim at the vargas is playing
10:20Almost in the front two with with davison through the middle hulk's got out onto the right hand side palinio
10:25Down the other bernard in behind them. So there's so many more options and now they're able to get the ball
10:31Mindset very much has shifted for atletico
10:35Hulk finds the radar davison
10:42Snapped at it. It's still on vargas
10:46With a pinball in the botafogo
10:51How true this is we shall find out
11:00There's the replay
11:02It's marlon freighter's the captain who's
11:07Trying to clear and davison puts his foot in
11:12It was a big call wasn't it from the atletico camp
11:23Oh
11:27Good effort it's a good save by jean
11:29And it was dangerous there. He had players lurking
11:32Maybe had the game he would have been expecting
11:35It's a shame, isn't it? We haven't seen him in his in all his glory and in full float
11:40Mother just booked as he's going off just too slow
11:43The most forgiving of south american qualifying this time now with the extra spot. So
11:48even out of form brazil
11:51opening here for
11:53Vargas who cannot quite believe
11:55The ball is not in the back of the net
11:57atletico
11:59This is what marion this is what federa was brought into to do that kind of ball. It's a beautiful pass
12:06Perfectly weighted
12:09And what an opportunity
12:11Goes wasted for atletico
12:13What a ball what a ball from mariana what we see crosses in but it's the first time we've seen that kind of
12:19pass from him usually it's been a
12:22There will be of course a few moments a few minutes of
12:26Time added on but we haven't had
12:28The opportunity for vargas another opportunity for the chilean another opportunity goes wasted
12:35That's had and then he's gifted this opportunity it's a terrible mix-up in defense with
12:48And he's just got too much on it dreadful defending gaby benito head in hands
12:54After vargas puts the ball wet comes on for ego jesus
13:08Just like i'm out there before him
13:10Foreign
13:19Will be a free kick for atletico the desperation you feel is really set in now for atletico
13:26The urgency is there
13:29Here's bataglia
13:31Back to mariano ferreira as atletico still looking to find a way through his paulino
13:40He snatches at that
13:44Junior santos
13:46With a thorn in the side
13:48As he's kicking it gonna be a final goal for botafogo. It is
13:53It's all over botafogo are the libertin or his champions
13:57It's the substitute junior santos
14:02The top scorer in the competition this year with botafogo's third
14:07And in the final seconds this time since coming off the bench in these kind of situations he shows brilliant footwork
14:15to get away from two
14:18We'll hold the celebrations for now perhaps
14:22Either way, it's fabulous work on on the down the wing to win this it's a it's the ball
14:28That's put back in in his path
14:31by atletico
14:33It's by junior santos. He's on side
14:37It will count
14:39And it will seal this libertador's title for botafogo
14:46It was always the risk for atletico as they continued to look for that equalizer
14:53Would they be open at the back
14:57Tell the story of atletico
14:59So do the eyes of arturo george who has led botafogo to libertador's victory
15:07the 2024
15:10Champions of the commonwealth liberties are botafogo
15:15A first title for the club a first title for artur jorge the portuguese coach
15:23Historic scenes in buenos aires
15:25Is
15:27As botafogo win their first ever title
15:31What a moment for the club
15:33And for the players as they get their hands on the ultimate prize in south american football. I want a week
15:40For botafogo in response to so many of the questions about whether or not they had the stomach
15:46to be champions after the
15:48ball away last year
15:51Three points clear at the top of the table after a midweek win over their rivals with two to play
15:56and now they compete the first part of what could be a
15:59major major double in south american football
16:06That's right last year they they threw away a
16:09It was an astonishing story when they were leaders of the brazilerao the brazil league
16:14for for months
16:16Throwing away a 14 point advantage and that was one of the questions ahead of this year
16:20Could they claw their way back from that would that haunt them? But here they are winning the first libertadores
16:27And they're in pole position to win the brazil title now
16:31As the players celebrate atletico minedo
16:36Well, the inquest will be long
16:39and painful
16:40For a club a side that was up against 10 men for the entirety of the final
16:46But as discussed as we've talked about before botafogo have been the form team in south america this year
16:55And they proved their quality
16:58And their discipline this evening to work discipline after the red card, but but tactically they were able to regroup
17:06They were they had to put the game plan
17:08In the bin and start all over again from the first minute
17:11They were able to do that they contained atletico minedo and they got the goals when when needed
17:17There's another side of botafogo because all the pre-game talk and certainly
17:21Our focus was on their attacking players and how exciting they've been
17:26the best team
17:28in south america probably
17:30this year
17:31And for several years arguably we want to compare them against former champions
17:37Today we didn't really see a great deal of them as an attacking force. We saw
17:41A few little moments. We saw a 10 minute spell at the end of the first half that proved decisive
17:46But we saw another side and we saw a side that can really dig in
17:49We saw a side that answered all of those questions about their mentality and whether or not they can
17:54See out those big moments because they had to be huge here to to
17:58withstand that pressure particularly in the second half and even more so after conceding that goal in the opening few minutes of the second half
18:04Where many may have crumbled they reset refocused and went straight back to the defensive shape that made them so difficult to play through
18:23You