📋 With a surprise! Fluminense set for the game of the year | OneFootball

It’s more than a decisive night for Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores. 

Later on, starting at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time this Wednesday (27), the Tricolor face Venezuelan side Deportivo La Guaira.

The match is valid for the sixth and final round of Group C of the competition.

And the stage will be the Maracanã. 

José Cabero (FIFA-CHI) will referee the match.

TV Globo and ESPN will broadcast it.

Group situation 📊

Already qualified in first place, Independiente Rivadavia have 13 points and are chasing the best possible position among the group winners — which would guarantee the advantage of playing the knockout ties at home.

Bolívar and Fluminense (both with five) come next.

And the Tricolor’s rival have three — still without a win.

Flu are at a disadvantage against Bolívar in the head-to-head, and because of that, they need to earn more points than their rivals to reach the round of 16.

They will advance if they win and the Bolivian side draw or lose.

They will also go through if they draw and Bolívar are beaten in Santa Cruz de la Sierra — whose altitude is insignificant compared to La Paz.

La Guaira, meanwhile, need to win at the Maracanã and hope for a Bolívar defeat.

Fluminense 🔴🟢⚪

Under-pressure Zubeldía will once again use his starting center-back pairing in the Libertadores, as Ignácio has a fracture in the fourth metacarpal.

The big doubt was in attack: Canobbio or Soteldo.

Rested against Mirassol, Guga and Savarino return.

The big news is Martinelli’s presence in the starting lineup after recovering in record time from a left thigh injury. 

Alisson is still recovering from pain in his right calf. And Ganso has been left out while he negotiates with a Série A club. 

La Guaira 🇻🇪

Although they are still winless in the Libertadores, the Tricolor’s rivals are enjoying a good spell in their domestic league.

They advanced to the next stage after topping the Apertura qualifying phase.

And they are top of Group A after four draws and one win.

Héctor Pablo Bidoglio has no absences for the clash that could be historic. 

The lineup has not been announced yet.

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

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