Independiente Medellín v Estudiantes: line-ups, Flamengo group opener

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·8 de abril de 2026

Independiente Medellín v Estudiantes: line-ups, Flamengo group opener

What are the lineups for Independiente Medellín (COL) and Estudiantes (ARG) for this Wednesday’s (08) match?

The reigning Libertadores champion, Flamengo, faces Cusco (PER) away from home at 9:30 PM (Brasília time). Before that, however, Independiente Medellín (COL) takes on Estudiantes (ARG) at 9:00 PM (Brasília time), opening Group A of the tournament. For the match, both teams have been named.

WHAT ARE THE LINEUPS FOR INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLÍN AND ESTUDIANTES?

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Independiente Medellín: E. Chaux, D. Londoño, Jose Ortiz, Daniel Londoño and Frank Fabra; E. Mena, B. Pelarza, A. Serna and J.E. Montaño; F. Chaverra and F. Fydriszewski. Estudiantes: F. Mulsera; E. Meza, L.G. Pírez, T. Palacios and G. Benedetti; M. Amondarain, E. Piovi, T. Palacios and E. Cetré; F. Farias and G. Carillo. The match between Independiente Medellín and Estudiantes takes place at 9:00 PM (Brasília time) at Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Colombia. That means the ball starts rolling for this clash half an hour before Flamengo’s match against Cusco.

It is important to point out that Flamengo will still face both Independiente Medellín and Estudiantes in this first phase of the Libertadores. Therefore, Flamengo fans will also be keeping an eye on the match to learn more about the characteristics of the opponents that Mengo will face.

WHAT ABOUT FLAMENGO?

The first round of Group A will be completed later this Wednesday (08). That is because, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), Flamengo also takes the field to face Cusco at an altitude of 3,400 meters.

The match kicks off at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium in Peru. Therefore, as usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the match with Leo José’s on-site coverage on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, Rede Globo (free-to-air TV), Paramount (streaming), and GETV (YouTube) will broadcast the match.

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