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Flamengo is already in Ecuador for Thursday’s (10) match against Independiente del Valle (ECU)

Flamengo has arrived in Quito! This Monday (07), the Rubro-Negro delegation set foot at the venue of their next match of the season, against Independiente del Valle (ECU), for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals. Coluna do Fla’s reporting team is in the country and followed the delegation’s arrival.

VIDEOS

Flamengo’s plane landed at around 8:30 PM (Brasília time), 6:30 PM local time, in Quito. Coluna do Fla reporter Rodrigo Lima closely followed Mengão’s arrival in Ecuador. Also covering the match for the club’s main news outlet are presenters Rock Hudson and Simon Ledo.

The arrival at the hotel drew many Brazilian journalists, but there were no fans present, neither from Flamengo nor from Independiente del Valle. Mengão supporters are expected to arrive in Quito during the week, closer to the date of the Copa Libertadores match.

Flamengo’s early arrival will help the squad with the acclimatization process. After all, Quito is 2,850 meters above sea level. Therefore, the players need to get used to the thin air there. Mengão will train in the city on Tuesday (08) and Wednesday (09), at LDU’s Edgardo Bauza training center in Ecuador.

However, Gonzalo Plata will not have a problem with that. Reintegrated into the squad after a failed move to Dynamo Moscow, the winger was left out of the match against Remo, but joined the rest of his teammates in Ecuador. Still, since he has trained very little, the player is unlikely to be picked by head coach Leonardo Jardim.

THE MATCH

Flamengo and Independiente del Valle face off at Estádio Olímpico Atahualpa starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) next Thursday (10). The second leg will then take place on September 17 at the Maracanã. Whoever advances will face Corinthians or Estudiantes (ARG) in the 2026 Copa Libertadores semifinals.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— Flamengo’s early arrival is important so the team can get used to Quito’s climate and altitude. Coluna do Fla’s reporting team felt the city’s low temperatures. I imagine head coach Leonardo Jardim will field a more physically strong team to deal with this ‘obstacle.’ The next two days will be decisive for that —, said Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist at Coluna do Fla.

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