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Leonardo Jardim will make his Libertadores debut with Flamengo

Flamengo took the field on Sunday afternoon (05), when they came from behind to beat Santos 3-1. After the win in the tenth round of the Brasileirão, the Rubro-Negro squad returns to training this Monday (06) with a focus on the Libertadores.

In short, according to the schedule released by Flamengo, the Rubro-Negro squad has training on Monday morning (06). That way, Leonardo Jardim will lead the session scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (Brasília time) at Ninho do Urubu.

After that, Flamengo will wrap up preparations for the match against Cusco (PER) on Tuesday morning (07) as well. That is because, in the afternoon, the Rubro-Negro delegation travels to Peru, where they will make their debut in the 2026 Libertadores.

How did the Brasileirão win go?

Last Sunday (05), Flamengo came from behind to beat Santos. The São Paulo side opened the scoring, but the Mengão turned it around in the second half with goals from Pedro, Jorginho, and Lucas Paquetá. It is worth noting that Fla also had a goal by Léo Ortiz disallowed.

And what is Fla’s situation in the table now?

After the win over Santos and Bahia’s loss to Palmeiras, Flamengo returned to the top four of the Brasileirão. At the moment, the Mengão has 17 points in the league, while still having one game in hand compared to leaders Palmeiras, who have 25.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Right now, Flamengo is focused on its Libertadores debut. On Wednesday (08), the Mengão faces Cusco (PER) in the first round of the continental tournament’s group stage. The match kicks off at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, in Peru.

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