Less than 24 hours after capturing the Copa Libertadores in Peru thanks to two late goals from Gabriel Barbosa, Flamengo returned home to a riotous Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to celebrate a first South American title in 38 years.
If that wasn’t reason enough to party, Palmeiras suffered a 2-1 loss to Grêmio in afternoon Brasileirão play to hand the Brazilian league title to Flamengo as well. It’s the club’s first Brasileirão title since 2009, and Flamengo becomes the first Brazilian side since Pelé’s 1963 Santos to win the historic double.
Tens of thousands of fans celebrated the day in the city’s historic center as the players paraded through the streets.
A sea of red and black took over Rio for Flamengo’s Copa Libertadores celebration pic.twitter.com/pLMFJQvXkk
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 24, 2019
This is how you receive a club when they win a major trophy pic.twitter.com/lTnNaTyMzt
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 24, 2019
Flamengo are winning at life
The Brazilians won the Libertadores yesterday and clinched their seventh league title todayFootball. Bloody hell. pic.twitter.com/o47Byi2VLA
— Goal (@goal) November 24, 2019
The Flamengo celebrations continue pic.twitter.com/mkoHuPT4xI
— Goal (@goal) November 24, 2019
WATCH: A sea of fans filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate Flamengo's win over River Plate in the Copa Libertadores, their first in 38 years pic.twitter.com/qLajxgxter
— Bloomberg TicToc (@TicToc) November 24, 2019
Flamengo now qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, which begins on Dec. 11 in Qatar. Other teams include England's Liverpool, Mexico's Monterrey, Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal FC and Tunisia's Espérance de Tunis.
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