Porto Alegre club Internacional won its first Libertadores Cup after tying defending champ Sao Paulo, 2-2, in the second leg of the final for a 4-3 aggregate win. The win qualifies Internacional for the FIFA Club Cup in December, but by then coach Abel Braga‘s team will likely look much different.
Central defender Bolivar is already on the way to French league club Monaco and midfielder Tinga, who scored his team’s second goal Wednesday then was ejected for lifting his shirt (second yellow), departs for Germany’s Borussia Dortmund. Captain Fernandao (who scored five goals in the competition) and 21-year-old winger Rafael Sobis, who has been called up by Brazil for September friendlies, are also expected to be snatched by rich European club.