Filipe Luís warns Flamengo: Racing are a team to watch in semi-final

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·26 September 2025

Filipe Luís warns Flamengo: Racing are a team to watch in semi-final

Who will Flamengo face in the Libertadores semifinal?

Flamengo heroically qualified for the semifinals of the Libertadores this Thursday (25th), after defeating Estudiantes (ARG) on penalties. In the next round, the Most Beloved will face Racing (ARG), and coach Filipe Luís has warned the squad about the difficulties they will encounter.

— Each team has a different story, a different context. But the truth is that Argentine teams are very competitive. We have to match that intensity and competitiveness. And what surprises me most about them as a coach is how much ground they can cover, with sacrifice — he said, before concluding:

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— In Argentine football, you will hardly have it easy. So maybe that’s the main lesson. For sure, against Racing it will be just like it was here — concluded Filipe Luís, in a press conference.

How did Racing reach the Libertadores semifinal?

Racing secured a spot in the semifinals of the Libertadores last Tuesday (23rd), after defeating Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) 2-0 on aggregate. Thus, Flamengo will have to overcome another Argentine team if they want to reach the tournament final.

The truth is that it’s a match we have to prepare for, because it will be a game with a similar level of intensity, sacrifice, and play during the offensive phase. Racing is a team that, from what I’ve seen, has a lot of intensity, accelerates, and is very vertical. That’s complicated in these home-and-away matches. But it will be a beautiful Libertadores semifinal. Above all, it’s about enjoying it, and to be in Lima, we’ll have to be better than Racing over the 180 minutes of the series — added Filipe Luís.

When will the matches between Flamengo and Racing take place?

After qualifying against Estudiantes, Flamengo will have about a month to prepare for the Libertadores semifinal. The first leg against Racing will take place on October 21, 22, or 23, while the return match will be on the 28th, 29th, or 30th of the same month.

What does the other side of the bracket look like?

Thus, whoever advances between Flamengo and Racing will face the winner of Palmeiras and LDU (EQU). The Ecuadorian team, which faced Mengão in the group stage, will play the first leg at the altitude of Quito. The return will be on the synthetic turf at Allianz Parque.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

At the moment, Flamengo puts the Libertadores ‘aside’ and returns its focus to the Brasileirão. This Sunday (28th), Filipe Luís’s team visits Corinthians at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, for the 25th round of the national championship.

Thus, as tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, Record (free-to-air channel) and Cazé TV (YouTube) will broadcast the match between Flamengo and Corinthians.

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