The Palmeiras x Flamengo duel, the 2021 Libertadores Final, will take place on Saturday (27) from 4pm (MT time), a time that Saturday can make life difficult for those with social obligations such as weddings and parties. Among the other inevitable events are the restriction of access to television. But there will be two options for watching the game online.
One of them will be free. SBT, which owns the rights to broadcast Libertadores on Open TV, will reproduce the signal of its exhibition on the official website (sbt.com.br) from 5 pm. The announcer promised a pre-match match starting at 3:30 p.m. speaking live from Estadio Centenário, in Montevideo, the scene of today’s decision.
The narration will be on SBT by Téo José, with comments by Mauro Petting, Washington (former player, “Valent Hart”) and Nadine Bastos. The channel also announced that it will provide full coverage of the post-match, with the cup ceremony and the repercussions of the Libertadores champion.
The other option is online for subscribers. Fox Sports’ pay-TV will also be broadcast on Disney’s Star+ streaming service, which will also feature pre- and post-game content from ESPN.
On Fox and Star+, the narration will be from João Guilherme, accompanied by comments from former player Zinho and journalist Paulo Calçade, as well as Carlos Eugênio Simon’s analysis of the judging.
Disney Channel’s pre-match coverage begins at 11:30 a.m., more than five hours before the Libertadores Final kicks off. ESPN’s Linha de Passe and SportsCenter will show the fallout and celebrate the champions. These contents will also be available on Star+.
Sending outside Brazil
The 2021 Libertadores Final will be broadcast in nearly 200 countries. In Portugal, for example, the paid channel Sport TV will show Palmeiras x Flamengo live.
In Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, DAZN will be exclusive. In the UK, the broadcasting rights belong to BBC and LiveScore. Facebook broadcasts in European countries such as France, Northern Ireland, England, Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. In the Netherlands, the choice would be the local ESPN.
In South America, outside of Brazil, Disney Channels (ESPN and Fox Sports, depending on the country) have joint rights with Facebook.
In Mexico, the exclusive belongs to Claro Sports. Brazilians based in the US and Canada will broadcast on beIN Sports. Canadians will still be able to watch on DAZN.
The Brazilian community in Japan will be able to watch the Palmeiras x Flamengo match on Nippon TV. In China, CCTV owns the rights to Libertadores. In South Korea, who broadcasts is Facebook. Countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will participate in the game through beIN Sports, which has rights in Australia and New Zealand.
On the African continent, beIN Sports broadcasts Libertadores for countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Morocco, but in most countries the broadcast will be via Facebook.
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