Flamengo target progress this season in Libertadores opener | OneFootball

Flamengo currently has a 45% success rate in 2026

Flamengo takes the field this Wednesday (08) to face Cusco (PER) in its 2026 Copa Libertadores opener. With that, the Rubro-Negro side is aiming to reach a 50% win rate in the season and keep improving with positive numbers.

That is because Flamengo currently has a 45% success rate in the season. During this period, there have been 22 matches, with ten wins, eight losses and four draws. It is worth mentioning that the youth squad was the one that started the year for the Rubro-Negro.

HOW IS FLAMENGO COMING INTO THE MATCH?

In addition, it would be Flamengo’s second straight win in the season. The club coached by Leonardo Jardim beat Santos 3-1 last Sunday (05) in the Brazilian Championship and bounced back from the 3-0 loss to Red Bull Bragantino.

For the match against Cusco, Flamengo will be without five players. Alex Sandro, Erick Pulgar, Jorginho, Saúl Ñíguez and Everton Cebolinha are all sidelined in the club’s medical department.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS CUSCO?

Therefore, Flamengo faces Cusco this Wednesday (08), at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), away from home, in its Copa Libertadores opener. Thus, Coluna do Fla will bring all the information on Mais Querido’s match.

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