📋 Flamengo lined up to seal a place in the Libertadores semi-finals | OneFootball

Flamengo host Independiente del Valle at the Maracanã this Thursday (17) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in the second leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals.

After winning 2-0 in Ecuador, the Rubro-Negro can even lose by one goal and still advance to the semifinals of the continental tournament.

The Ecuadorians need to win by a three-goal margin. If they win by two goals, the spot will be decided on penalties.

Whoever goes through will face Argentina’s Estudiantes, who eliminated Corinthians.

On the other side of the bracket, Palmeiras and Fluminense are battling for a place in the tournament final.

Compared with the last match (a 2-1 win over Corinthians in the Brasileirão), coach Leonardo Jardim chose to bring in Emerson Royal, Léo Pereira, Jorginho, Carrascal, and Bruno Henrique in place of Varela, Danilo, Arrascaeta, Gonzalo Plata, and Pedro, respectively, for Flamengo.

📋 See Flamengo’s lineup

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