This year’s Copa Libertadores final features two of the biggest clubs in South America, but Saturday’s encounter between River Plate and Flamengo is unusual in that attention is focused as much on the coaches as the players. In his first season in charge in 2014, the softly-spoken 43-year-old led them to the Copa Sudamericana, South America’s equivalent of the Europa League. A year later, he led them to the Libertadores title for the first time in almost two decades. Jesus, 65, would also be the first foreign coach to lead a Brazilian side to the Libertadores, the region’s premier club competition. “People are going to be talking about this for years to come.”(Reporting by Andrew Downie Editing by Toby Davis)

Source: National Post November 21, 2019 12:33 UTC