Estudiantes host powerful Flamengo, eyeing top spot in the group | OneFootball

El Pincha hosts Mengao, looking for a win that would allow them to climb to first place in Copa Libertadores Group A

Estudiantes de La Plata will host Brazil’s Flamengo this Tuesday, in the third round of Copa Libertadores Group A, seeking a victory that would send them to the top of their group.

El Pincha hosts the Copa Libertadores champion

The match, scheduled for 9:30 p.m., will be played at Jorge Luis Hirschi Stadium and will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Disney+ Premium. The appointed referee is Chilean Piero Maza, who will be assisted on VAR by his compatriot Juan Lara.

Estudiantes come into this match in second place in Group A with four points, following a 1-1 draw against Colombia’s Independiente Medellín and a 2-1 win over Peru’s Cusco.

As for the Liga Profesional de Fútbol Apertura Tournament, the current Argentine champions are in great form, leading Zone A with 28 points with just one matchday left before the end of the first phase.

Flamengo, meanwhile, will look to impose all their strength in La Plata to consolidate first place in Group A, where they lead with a perfect record thanks to wins over Cusco (2-0 away) and Independiente Medellín (4-1 at home).

In the Brasileirao, the reigning South American champions, coached by Portuguese manager Leonardo Jardim, sit second, behind only Palmeiras.

Probable lineups

Estudiantes de La Plata: Fernando Muslera; Gastón Benedetti, Tomás Palacios, Leandro González Pírez, Eric Meza; Ezequiel Piovi, Mikel Amondarain; Edwuin Cetré, Facundo Farías, Tiago Palacios; Guido Carrillo. Coach: Alexander Medina.__IP__

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