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Cusco (PER) visit Melgar (PER) in the ninth round of the Peruvian Championship

The Copa Libertadores de América is about to begin! Flamengo will begin their journey toward a fifth title on Wednesday (08), against Cusco (PER), away from home. Mengão’s opponent takes the field this Saturday (04) against Melgar (PER), at 5:30 p.m. (Brasília time), away from home, in the ninth round of the Peruvian Championship. See how Flamengo’s rival is doing this season.

Currently, Cusco sit in 10th place in the competition, which features 18 teams. In eight matches, the team has won three, drawn one, and lost four. Their goal difference is level, with nine scored and nine conceded.

WHAT WILL TODAY’S CURIOUS REUNION BE?

During the FIFA international break, Cusco lost head coach Miguel Rondinelli. The manager moved precisely to Melgar, this Saturday’s (04) opponent at Estadio Universidad Nacional San Agustin. Melgar paid the release clause to sign the coach, who had a contract until 2028.

However, Rondinelli will not be on Melgar’s bench. That is because the Peruvian Championship regulations do not allow a coach to manage two teams in the same edition. Since he already coached Cusco in the Apertura, he will only be able to make his debut in the Clausura, which, roughly speaking, are like different “halves” of the competition, but both award a trophy.

WHEN WILL CUSCO VS FLAMENGO BE?

Flamengo and Cusco will face each other starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) next Wednesday (08), in Cusco, Peru. The city sits 3,400 meters above sea level. In other words, a huge challenge for Mengão at Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega.

The match is valid for Group A of the Copa Libertadores, which also includes Estudiantes de La Plata (ARG) and Independiente Medellín (COL). Those teams, in fact, also face each other on Wednesday (08), at Estadio Atanasio Girardot, in the city of Medellín, Colombia, at 9 p.m. (Brasília time).

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