Player's word: Renê eyes Fluminense's decisive Libertadores clash

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·18 August 2026

Player's word: Renê eyes Fluminense's decisive Libertadores clash

On the afternoon of this Tuesday (18), left-back Renê gave an interview in official material released by Fluminense’s press office ahead of the decisive match against Independiente Rivadavia in the Conmebol Libertadores 2026 round of 16.

On the eve of the decisive clash, the player highlighted the importance of Tricolor putting into practice the game plan set for the match and stressed the need for quality in building attacking moves in order to score goals.

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“We know the path we have to follow, and I hope we can put it into practice during the game and achieve our objective. We need to use our strength, moving the ball forward with quality, so that we can score our goals.”

Fluminense faces Independiente Rivadavia this Tuesday (18) at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza in the second leg of the Libertadores round of 16.

In the first leg, at the Maracanã, the teams drew 0-0. Another draw will send the decision to penalties, while whoever wins in regular time will secure qualification for the quarterfinals.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.