The palm trees was proclaimed this Friday for the first time champion of the Women’s Libertadores Cup by thrashing by 1-4 to Boca Juniors, and increased the number of titles for Brazil to eleven in the fourteen editions that have been played. In addition, he won the title in the year he made his debut in the Libertadores and entered the club of Brazilian champions made up of Corinthians (3), Sao José (3), Sao Paulo (2) and Ferroviária (2).
Ari Borges, Byanca Brasil, Poliana and ‘the Empress’ Bia Zaneratto scored the goals for the title in a final that Boca momentarily equalized with Brisa Prioi’s goal.
A free kick from the left flank taken by Andressa failed to be denied by the Boca defense and Ari Borges controlled the rebound and headed a solid shot to beat goalkeeper Laurina Oliveros in the 4th minute.
Priori’s speed and strength allowed Boca to reach an early draw. The midfielder’s shot was half controlled by goalkeeper Jully and the same scorer recovered the ball and finished off an empty goal in the 13th minute.
Priori escaped again and enabled Rodríguez, but his shot crashed into the right post, while, on the other goal, Katrine also missed a goal for the Alviverdes by heading the crossbar.
Noelia Espindola (Boca) fights for a ball with Day Silva (Palmeiras)
At the beginning of the second half, Byanca Brasil scored, with a header, the second for Palmeiras in the 48th minute. The Brazilians did not allow the Gladiadoras to react, as Andressa executed a corner kick that Poliana took advantage of, with a header, to score the third goal. of Palmeiras in the 57th minute.
The fourth goal for the Brazilians was the work of Bia Zaneratto, with a great action, skilfully feinting off a defense and with a cross shot she beat Oliveros, in minute 89, to the delight of her teammates, who were already celebrating the title.
DATA SHEET
1 – Boca Juniors: Laura Oliveros; Julieta Cruz (m.68, Noelia Espíndola), Adriana Sachs, Miriam Mayorga, Celeste Dos Santos; Vanina Preininger, Camila Gómez, Clarisa Huber (m.86, Melani Concha), Brisa Priori (m.68, Amancay Urbani); Yamila Rodríguez and Andrea Ojeda (m.46, Estefanía Palomar)
4 – Palm trees: July; Poliana, Julia, Katrine (d.88, Juliana); Bruna, Ari Borges, Andressa, Adailma (m.69, Carol), Camila (m.69, Daiana); Byanca Brasil (m.77, Patricia) and Bía Zaneratto
Goals: 0-1, Ari Borges (m. 4); 1-1, Brisa Priori (m. 13); 1-2, Byanca Brazil (d. 48); 1-3, Polyana (d. 57); 1-4, Bia Zaneratto (d. 89)
Referee: the Venezuelan Emikar Calderas admonished Adailma, Yamila Rodríguez, Camila, Ari Borges and Bia Zaneratto. VAR: María Carvajal, from Chile, assisted by Mónica Amboya, from Ecuador and Tiziana Trasciatti, from Italy
Incidents: 2022 Women’s Copa Libertadores final match played at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, in Quito
