Coluna do Fla
·18 February 2026
Madureira go all in at Copa do Brasil before Flamengo clash

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·18 February 2026

Flamengo and Madureira face each other in the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca. Before that, however, both teams have important commitments in the middle of the week. This Wednesday (18th), the Tricolor Suburbano will decide its fate in the Copa do Brasil.
In the first round of the Copa do Brasil, Madureira faces Baré at 5pm (Brasília time) this Wednesday (18th), away from home. The match is a knockout, meaning whoever wins advances to the second phase of the national tournament. If the game ends in a draw in regular time, the match will be decided by penalties.
For the match, Toninho Andrade, Madureira’s coach, has sent an alternative team onto the field. Even in this situation, the Rio team is looking to ‘secure’ a spot and face ABC in the next stage of the Copa do Brasil.
Yan; Coutinho, Celsinho, Daniel Felipe and Jean Viana; Adriano, Felipe Claudino, Arthur Santos and Wallace; Vinicius Balotelli and Ricardo Oliveira.
Flamengo has a decisive commitment before facing Madureira in the semifinals of the Carioca. That’s because, already on Argentine soil, coach Filipe Luís is leading a training session at Boca Juniors’ training center (ARG) to define the starting lineup for the match against Lanús (ARG), for the Recopa Sudamericana.
Flamengo and Madureira will face each other twice in the Carioca semifinals. The first match will be this Sunday (22nd), at 8:30pm (Brasília time). The second will be on March 2nd, at 9pm (Brasília time). Both matches, it’s worth noting, are scheduled for Maracanã.
The first leg between Flamengo and Lanús takes place at 9:30pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (19th), in Argentina. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover the match in detail with live coverage by Simon Lédo on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the match.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.









































