Flamengo hold Racing with ten men, reach Sul-Americana final | OneFootball

On Wednesday night, in a special night for goalkeeper Rossi, Flamengo secured their place in the Libertadores final by drawing 0-0 against Racing, despite Plata’s sending off, in Avellaneda.

Chasing their fourth championship, Flamengo will play the final on November 29 (Saturday). The match will be held at the Estadio Monumental de Lima, the same venue where the red-and-black team won the title in 2019.

In the other semifinal, Palmeiras faces LDU at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) this Thursday, at Allianz Parque. In Ecuador, the home team won 3-0.

📋 Match Summary

🔵⚪ RACING 0 X 0 FLAMENGO 🔴⚫

🏆 Competition: Copa Libertadores Semifinal – second leg 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón (El Cilindro), in Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires 📅 Date: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:50 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Facundo Moura and Marcos Rojo (Racing); Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo) 🟥 Red card: Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo)

Refereeing Referee: Piero Maza (CHI) Assistants: Cláudio Urrutia (CHI) and José Retamal (CHI) VAR: Juan Lara (CHI)

Lineups

🔵⚪ RACING

Cambeses; Facundo Mura (Martirena), Colombo, Marcos Rojo and Gabriel Rojas; Nardoni (Zaracho), Zuculini and Almendra (Adrián Balboa); Solari (Luciano Vietto), Conechny (Duvan Vergara) and Adrián Martínez Coach: Luis Zubeldía.

🔴⚫ FLAMENGO

Rossi; Varela (Emerson Royal), Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Jorginho (Evertton Araujo), Pulgar and Arrascaeta (Bruno Henrique); Luiz Araújo (Saúl), Gonzalo Plata and Carrascal (Danilo). Coach: Filipe Luís

How was the match?

First half

The first half in Avellaneda was balanced, with good chances for both sides. Flamengo started better and threatened in the 10th minute, when Luiz Araújo shot with his left foot from outside the box and the ball went close to the goal. Racing responded right after: in the 11th minute, Tomás Conechny rose unmarked in the area and forced Agustín Rossi into a great save.

The red-and-black team threatened again in the 15th minute, when Arrascaeta found Guillermo Varela, who shot for a great stop by Facundo Cambeses. At the end of the half, in the 34th minute, Arrascaeta made an individual play and was once again stopped by Cambeses, who saved Racing with his face.

Second half

The second half began with Racing trying to press, but Flamengo maintained a solid defensive stance and controlled the pace. The match heated up in the 56th minute, when Gonzalo Plata was sent off for an off-the-ball incident. Even with a numerical advantage, the Argentine team was stopped by Agustín Rossi, who made a great save in the 70th minute, from a header by Adrián Martínez.

Towards the end, the match became even more tense. Marcos Rojo was initially sent off for a hard foul on Léo Ortiz, but after a VAR review, the referee rescinded the red card. Racing kept pressing, while Flamengo closed ranks in search of qualification. In the 91st minute, Vietto, unmarked inside the box, forced another great save from Rossi. Despite the Argentine onslaught, the score remained goalless.

Upcoming matches

Racing

Central Córdoba vs Racing – 14th round of the Argentine League  Date and time: 11/3/2025, at 7:00 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Estadio Alfredo Terrera

Flamengo

Flamengo vs Sport – 31st round of the Brasileirão Date and time: 11/1/2025, at 9:00 PM (Brasília time) Venue: Maracanã Stadium

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