O Flamengo de 2022 foi campeão da Copa Libertadores, vencendo o Athletico Paranaense por 1 a 0 com gol de Gabigol, e também da Copa do Brasil, com Dorival Júnior como treinador.
Flamengo 2022
Flamengo's 2022 squad won the club's third Copa Libertadores title and the Copa do Brasil in the same year, under the command of Dorival Júnior. Gabigol scored the goal that won the continental title against Athletico Paranaense.
History
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo was founded in 1895 in Rio de Janeiro as a rowing club and created its football department in 1911. With the largest fan base in Brazil, the club built its history in the Rio de Janeiro State Championships and Brazilian Championships and in the Copa Libertadores. The year 2022 began with Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa and underwent a change in command in June when Dorival Júnior took over the team. With him, the team found consistency in knockout competitions. In the 2022 Copa do Brasil, Flamengo defeated Corinthians in the final and won the competition's fourth title, after those in 1990, 2006, and 2013. In the Copa Libertadores, the club reached the final against Athletico Paranaense, played on October 29, 2022, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Gabriel Barbosa scored in the 82nd minute the winning goal in a 1-0 victory, which gave Flamengo its third continental title, after 1981 and 2019.