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It's a decisive night for Flamengo and Botafogo da Paraíba in the third phase of the 2025 Copa do Brasil.
Both teams will play the second leg starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).
The Maracanã will be the stage.
The winner will secure a prize of R$ 3,638,250.
Match Situation 🆚
The team from Rio won the first leg 1-0, securing the advantage of a draw.
Belo will only advance in regular time if they win by two goals.
A victory by the João Pessoa team by one goal will take the decision to penalties.
Flamengo
Filipe Luís confirmed what was expected: he rested several starters due to the sequence of games.
De La Cruz was a certain absence due to his left knee.
Gerson returns after serving a suspension in the Brasileirão.
Wesley will not face Palmeiras in the BR due to suspension, but he is on the bench.
Botafogo
Belo is not going through a good moment.
Zago was fired and replaced by Márcio Fernandes.
The situation in Série C is concerning, as they are only 15th. They have six points in six rounds.
Henrique Dourado starts.
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