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Flamengo and Ferroviária face off in the second leg of the Brasileirão Feminino quarterfinals

It’s Mengão matchday! This Saturday (05), Flamengo take on Ferroviária in the second leg of the Brasileirão Feminino quarterfinals. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. Brasília time at Fonte Luminosa in Araraquara, in the interior of São Paulo state.

Globo and TV Brasil, both free-to-air channels, will broadcast the match. In addition, SporTV, on pay TV, will also air the important clash. As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring the result, the main highlights, and all the key moments from the match on the website and on social media as well.

HOW DID THE FIRST LEG BETWEEN FLAMENGO AND FERROVIÁRIA GO?

The Meninas da Gávea carry an advantage into the tie after a 1-0 win in the first meeting in Rio de Janeiro. That means the Rubro-Negro side will advance with any win or draw in regular time.

On the other hand, Ferroviária need a one-goal win to take the decision to penalties. Likewise, a victory by two or more goals secures direct qualification to the semifinals for the São Paulo side.

In short, the winner will face whoever advances from the next-round matchup between São Paulo and Grêmio. After all, the São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul sides played out a goalless draw in the first leg and will also decide the spot this Saturday (05).

HOW DOES FLAMENGO COME INTO THE MATCH?

Flamengo arrive in Araraquara in a favorable position, boosted by the first-leg advantage and by their good run under Celso Silva. During the opening stage of the Brasileirão, the Rio club secured fifth place with 30 points, collecting eight wins, six draws, and three losses, while scoring 29 goals and conceding 20.

To build momentum heading into the knockout stage, the squad closed out the qualifying phase with a 4-1 thrashing of Atlético-MG. Then, they beat Ferroviária in the first leg of the quarterfinals.

WHAT ABOUT FERROVIÁRIA?

Ferroviária are looking to overturn the deficit after losing the first match 1-0. Before the knockout stage, the burgundy side finished the opening phase in fourth place with 31 points. Their campaign featured eight wins, seven draws, and two losses, with 23 goals scored and 14 conceded. As a result, Ferroviária finished just one point ahead of their Rubro-Negro rivals and boast one of the tournament’s stingiest defenses.

WHAT ARE THE PROBABLE LINEUPS?

FERROVIÁRIA:Luciana; Camila, Grazy and Andressa; Katiuscia, Nicoly, Maressa and Fátima Dutra; Dos Santos, Sissi and Mariana Santos.Head coach: Léo Mendes.

FLAMENGO:Vivi Holzel; Monalisa, Núbia, Flávia Mota and Jucinara; Letícia, Ju Ferreira, Djeni and Mariana Fernandes; Fernanda and Cristiane.Head coach: Celso Silva.

HOW DOES THE BRASILEIRÃO FEMININO WORK?

The Brazilian Women’s Championship brings together the country’s top clubs and, since 2013, has been organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). In the first phase, the 18 teams face each other in a single round-robin format, and the eight best-performing sides advance to the next stage. Then, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played as single matches. Finally, the final is played over two legs.

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