Coluna do Fla
·21 de agosto de 2025
Flamengo v Internacional – Share your thoughts on the match here!

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·21 de agosto de 2025
The Flamengo takes the field this Wednesday (20) against Internacional, at Beira-Rio, for the return match of the round of 16 of the Libertadores, where the aggregate of 1 to 0 favors the Rubro-Negro. For the clash in Porto Alegre, coach Filipe Luís has defined the starting team that begins the match with Saúl and Jorginho again among the 11.
Therefore, both teams are already defined for the duel. Visitor in the clash later, the Flamengo will go to the field with the following initial formation: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Jorginho, Saúl and Arrascaeta; Gonzalo Plata, Samuel Lino and Bruno Henrique.
On the other hand, Internacional of Roger Machado will start the duel against the Flamengo with the following 11 starters: Rochet; Aguirre, Vitão, Juninho, Bernabei; Thiago Maia, Alan Rodríguez, Bruno Tabata; Wesley, Alan Patrick and Ricardo Mathias.
It is important to note that, for the match, the Flamengo has the absence of Erick Pulgar, who underwent foot surgery. In addition, four young players return to the youth categories. This is because, Matheus Gonçalves, Joshua, João Victor and Daniel Sales will help the U-20 team in the World Cup final against Barcelona (ESP) this Saturday (23).
Internacional x Flamengo will be broadcast by Globo on open channel. In addition, ESPN (cable channel) and Disney Plus (via streaming) also show the duel. The Coluna do Fla, however, brings complete coverage on the website, on social networks and on YouTube.
In the first match, the Flamengo built the advantage still in the first half. This is because, Bruno Henrique bulged the nets after a corner kick taken by Luiz Araújo. However, Filipe Luís' charges dropped in production after the break and, therefore, the victory was minimal.
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