After winning the Libertadores, German Cano's message to Guardiola and Manchester City

Fluminense defeated Boca Juniors in the final of the 2023 Copa Libertadores at the Maracaná Stadium in a match that had to be decided in overtime. The Brazilian team opened the scoring thanks to a goal from great scorer Germán Cano in the first half. The Argentine striker scored a total of 13 goals in 12 games in this competition and appeared again in the grand final of the match.

It was difficult for Boca to generate options, but Luis Advincula took a shot from a distance that crossed the Brazilian goalkeeper and forced extra time. In extra time, John Kennedy with a great shot after a great play that beat Chiquito Romero. The forward was sent off for a double yellow after celebrating in the stands. With 1 more, Frank Fabra slapped a Fluminense player and was also sent off, leaving both teams with 10 men.

Not much had happened in the match, but the players of the Brazilian team came together in attack and Cano crossed his shot away from Chiquito Romero to make it 1-0 at 36 minutes of the first half. The Argentine played 12 games in the Cup, since he was not called up in the last game of the Group Stage against The Strongest. Cano has scored 13 goals in this edition of the Libertadores. Despite not having scored any in the round of 16 against Argentinos, he scored 3 in the quarterfinal series against Olimpia and also 3 in the semifinals against Internacional.

German Cano's message to Manchester City

One of the great incentives in the current competition is that the champion accesses the next Club World Cup, where Manchester City, champion of the UEFA Champions League, is the great candidate. In that sense, German Cano, star of the Brazilian team, confessed in a conversation with journalists after the game that the club's big goal is the Club World Cup and “they already want to face Manchester City.”