Filipe Luís is injured for the second consecutive final: the player came out of Flamengo vs. Paranaense

Filipe Luís left the field of Banco Pichincha Stadium (Ecuador) in Flamengo vs. Paranaense for the 2022 Copa Libertadores final due to injury. The winger got the worst of it after colliding with Vitor Roque and had to be replaced by Ayrton Lucas after 19 minutes.

The ESPN cameras focused on the lament of the Brazilian soccer player, who received the support of his teammates, since it is the second time he has left the field in the final match of the continental tournament. Bad luck also experienced it in the 2021 season.

On that occasion, Flamengo faced Palmeiras at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo (Uruguay). When the match was 1-0 in favor of ‘Verdao’, Filipe Luis was injured and René came on as his replacement in the 32nd minute.

Although not everything has been bad luck for the player. In 2019, the former Atlético de Madrid soccer player did play the 90 minutes in the ‘Mengao’ victory over River Plate 2-1 at the Monumental Stadium in Lima.

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The ‘Mengao’ arrives at this stage after finishing first in their group over Talleres, Universidad Católica de Chile and Sporting Cristal with 16 points and undefeated. Then, they easily eliminated Deportes Tolima with an aggregate of 8-1.

Later, he got Corinthians out of the way and, in the semifinals, he did the same with Vélez Sarsfield. Now, in this final, he is going for his revenge, since in the last edition he lost to Palmeiras 2-1.

Flamengo is focused on winning the third Copa Libertadores in its history, having won it in 1981 and 2019. The last one is the most remembered because it turned the game over to River Plate in the final minutes thanks to Gabriel Barbosa’s brace.