Botafogo remarkably overcame a red card shown to midfielder Gregore inside 30 seconds to beat Atlético Mineiro and win the Copa Libertadores final. Artur Jorge's side faced their fellow Brazilian outfit in Saturday's final, which was held at the Estadio Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires. Former Manchester United star Alex Telles added to goals from Luiz Henrique and Junior Santos to win the game for Botafogo. It is the first time they have ever won the Copa Libertadores, South America's version of the Champions League . They had to do it the hard way though after Gregore was sent off within the opening minute. The incident that saw him fall foul of Facundo Figueroa came after one of Botafogo's defenders attempted to clear the ball forward. He only reached the halfway line though, with Gregore attempting to bring the ball under control. But he did so with his studs raised up, which meant he caught Mineiro star Fausto Vera on the top of the head. Vera was left sprawled on the ground and the game was paused for several minutes while he was treated. While Vera was attended to by medics, Figueroa had reached into his pocket and shown a red to Gregore. While the midfielder had motioned his hand in a 'calm down' gesture after the tackle, Chelsea icon Pat Nevin insisted it was the right decision. "Wow. I'm immediately thinking there are certain referees that will be reaching for the red for that. It's the Copa Libertadores final, you suspect a yellow but if he goes for a red you will not be shocked," he said in commentary on BBC Sport. "The players are whipped up, I get that. Less than a minute in, so whipped up. The thing is you do worry about players being injured. Look, he's going off, but you're talking about someone who's got a head injury. "A player who rolls about, you don't worry so much about. He's hasn't moved and that's a horrible kick there. The fact he looked up just after it is something. But that is a red with bells on it. "I mean I do understand to some degree, you're so whipped up and excited about it but that. There will be an argument that the head was down, but there is a duty of care, when yu're studs up down. A full speed it's a horrible looking one." Gregore did eventually head off the pitch, with Vera remarkably able to carry on until he was subbed off at half-time. By that stage, Mineiro were already two goals down after Henrique's opener and Telles' penalty. Eduardo Vargas halved the deficit two minutes into the second-half, but Mineiro were successfully held off thereafter. Santos then made sure of the win seven minutes into added time to make it a famous day for Botafogo. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sky has slashed the price of its Sky Sports, Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle in an unbeatable new deal that saves £240 and includes 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.

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Blame it on the food and drink?LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 15 points as UNLV beat UC Riverside 66-53 on Saturday. Thomas had five rebounds and five assists for the Rebels (6-5). Jeremiah Cherry scored 12 points and added three blocks. Jailen Bedford and Jaden Henley both added nine points. The Highlanders (8-5) were led by Barrington Hargress, who posted 17 points and two steals. Nate Pickens added 10 points and six rebounds for UC Riverside. Parker Strauss finished with six points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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