Flamengo beat Independiente del Valle and win the Recopa Sudamericana

Flamengo edged out Independiente del Valle, 3x0, on Thursday, in a match relating to the Final of Recopa Sudamericana. Sangolquí's team beat Rio de Janeiro (RJ)'s team, 5x0, in the first leg of the tie. Gerson was the man of the match.

The opening goal was scored by Gabriel Barbosa after 19 minutes, with a left-foot shot inside the box. Gabriel Barbosa is on a scoring streak of 6 consecutive games scoring. With 23 minutes on the clock, Flamengo saw Willian Arão get a straight red card

With 62 minutes on the clock, Gerson doubled the lead for Jorge Jesus's team, with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area.  in the closing stages of the game, Independiente del Valle saw Alejandro Cabeza leave the game early with a direct red card. Gerson netted the last goal in the final minutes of the game with a left-foot shot.

Thanks to this win, Flamengo win the competition.