CHAMPIONS BRAZIL! Selecao down Peru & end 12-year wait to win 9th Copa title

Brazil saw out Copa America glory with 10 men after Gabriel Jesus' influential showing in the 3-1 win over Peru was cut short by a red card.

Match Events

15' GOAL! Brazil 1-0 Peru (Everton)

BRAZIL DRAW FIRST BLOOD IN THE FINAL! 1-0! The Maracana is sent into raptures as Brazil convert the first chance of the match! Jesus found space on the right and clipped a lovely delivery in towards the far post where Everton arrived unmarked to smash home a first-time finish!

30' Yellow Card! Jesus booked

44' Penalty Goal! Brazil 1-1 Peru (Guerrero)

PERU HAVE A PENALTY! Well that wasn't in the script! A major twist in the tale as a Cueva's low cross is blocked by the arm of Thiago Silva, following a tidy give and go with Flores! A lifeline for Peru!

 PARITY RESTORED AT THE MARACANA! 1-1! Guerrero keeps his cool and sends Alisson the wrong way as he pulls Peru level! It's game on now in the final!

47' MISS! Alves' shot wide out

48' GOAL! Brazil 2-1 Peru (Jesus)

BRAZIL TAKE THE LEAD RIGHT BACK! 2-1! On the stroke of half-time Arthur dispossesses Yotun high up the pitch, bursts forward and rolls a clever pass across for Jesus who shows great composure to wait out Gallese and roll a finish in at the far post!

70' Second Yellow Card! Jesus sent off

BRAZIL ARE DOWN TO 10 MEN! What a twist this is! Jesus is shown a second yellow as he catches Zambrano with an elbow as they both went up for the ball! It certainly looked a bit harsh, but the referee has made up his mind and Brazil's task just got a little bit harder!

90. GOAL! Brazil 3-1 Peru (Richarlison)

BRAZIL ARE SURELY GOING TO WIN IT NOW! Richarlison makes it 3-1 as he steps up to take and places his penalty perfectly into the bottom corner, just beyond the reach of Gallese! That's job done for the Selecao!

Match reports

Gabriel Jesus threatened to turn from hero to villain but his Brazil team-mates sealed a 3-1 win over Peru at the Maracana and a ninth Copa America title.

Tite's men beat their final opponents 5-0 during the group stage but were under pressure when Peru skipper Paolo Guerrero cancelled out Everton's opener with a 44th-minute penalty.

But Jesus, whose excellent wing play laid on Brazil's first goal, restored the advantage in first-half injury time.

That would prove to be the goal that sealed the five-time world champions' first major honour for 12 years, although a clumsy aerial challenge on Carlos Zambrano was enough to earn Jesus a second yellow card and set up a fraught finale - until substitute Richarlison dispatched a final-minute penalty to spark buoyant celebrations.

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