Soccer-Libertadores triumph cements Portuguese coach’s iconic status

November 28, 2021

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row on Saturday and in doing so created a new club great in coach Abel Ferreira.

The 42-year-old Portuguese was already a hero in the green regions of Sao Paulo after leading his team to the 2020 title after just three months in charge.

But Saturday’s win in the South American equivalent of the Champions League elevates the spiky coach to iconic status.

He is now...