Today's results: Cruzeiro and Fluminense humbled in Libertadores

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·16. April 2026

Today's results: Cruzeiro and Fluminense humbled in Libertadores

Five matches livened up the Libertadores night this Wednesday (15)

There’s a saying that the Libertadores is treacherous. And South America’s top club competition showed its ‘poison’ to the Brazilian teams this Wednesday (15). After all, Cruzeiro and Fluminense suffered tough home defeats in the second round of the competition.

WHAT WERE TODAY’S LIBERTADORES RESULTS?

Libertad (PAR) 0x1 Rosario Central (ARG) Cruzeiro 1×2 Universidad Católica (CHI) Fluminense 1×2 Independiente Rivadavia (ARG) Corinthians 2×0 Santa Fe (COL) Independiente del Valle (EQU) x UCV (VEN) – match ended after this article was published

WHICH BRAZILIAN TEAM PLAYED IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN CUP TODAY?

Racing (ARG) 2×3 Botafogo

At Mineirão, Cruzeiro were stunned by Universidad Católica, losing 2-1. One detail: the Chilean side’s winning goal came in the 48th minute of the second half, with the ball going through the legs of goalkeeper Matheus Cunha, formerly of Flamengo.

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At the Maracanã, Fluminense lost by the same scoreline, but after coming from ahead against Independiente Rivadavia. The team left the pitch to boos and, on top of Sunday’s (12) defeat to Flamengo, is now flirting with a crisis. To make matters worse, the team’s next Libertadores match is at high altitude in Bolivia against Bolívar (BOL), having earned just one point from two rounds.

The only Brazilian side to come out on top was Corinthians, though it wasn’t easy. With two set-piece goals in the second half, from Raniele and former Flamengo player Gustavo Henrique, Fernando Diniz’s team beat Independiente Santa Fe 2-0.

AND THE SOUTH AMERICAN CUP?

In the Copa Sudamericana, only one Brazilian team took the field, and the result was surprising. In crisis, Botafogo went to Avellaneda and beat Racing (ARG) 3-2. The Rio side scored the winner through defensive midfielder Danilo in the 48th minute of the second half.

SO, WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY?

In short, Flamengo take the field this Thursday (16), starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), against Independiente Medellín (COL), in the second round of Group A of the Copa Libertadores da América. Therefore, Coluna do Fla will, of course, provide full coverage of the clash, which will be broadcast on ESPN on pay TV.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.