Africa-Press – Angola. Chelsea of England and Palmeiras of Brazil will play next Saturday, starting at 5:30 pm, at the Mohammed Zayd Stadium, in the United Arab Emirates, for the final.
To reach the final, the English team defeated, on Wednesday (9), Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia, by 1-0. Belgian international Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal of the game following a Havertz cross on the left.
AI Hilal defender Yasser Al-Shahrani still deflected his head, but unhappily, towards the Chelsea forward, who finished without difficulty in the 32nd minute.
Chelsea, in 2012, had already lost a final to the Brazilian team Corinthians, 1-0. The Blues reach the final with just one defeat in their last five games of the season. In addition, they are the current Champions League champions, 3rd in the Premier League and a finalist in the Carabao Cup.
On Saturday, before the final, Al Hilal will play the third-place game with the African champion, Al-Ahly from Egypt, who lost by two balls without an answer against Palmeiras do Brasil, and stayed away to play in the final.
The goals of the Brazilian team were scored by Raphael Veiga, in the 39th minute and Dudu, when four minutes had elapsed in the complementary period.
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