Coluna do Fla
·19 settembre 2025
Draw! Pedro and Varela named Fans’ Stars after Flamengo’s Libertadores win

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·19 settembre 2025
Flamengo took the lead in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores by defeating Estudiantes (ARG) 2-1 on Thursday (18th). The scorers for the Rubro-Negro, Pedro and Varela, were the big standouts for Fla. As a result, for the first time ever, the ‘Fans’ MVP’ vote ended in a tie.
First, Flamengo opened voting on its official social media so that fans could choose the player who shined the most in the match. As a result, Pedro and Varela were elected the ‘Fans’ MVPs’ after the poll ended in a tie.
First of all, Pedro and Varela had to leave behind great teammates to win the ‘Fans’ MVP’ election. The striker and the fullback competed against Saúl and Ayrton Lucas.
Pedro and Varela – 43.3% Saúl – 10.3% Ayrton Lucas – 3%
In summary, Flamengo scored two goals before the 10th minute of the first half, with goals from Pedro and Varela. However, in the second half, the sending off of Gonzalo Plata and an own goal by Léo Pereira reduced Flamengo’s advantage.
Flamengo and Estudiantes will meet again next Thursday (25th), at the Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, known as UNO, in Argentina. Thus, the Rubro-Negro advances with a draw, while the Argentines need a simple win to take the match to penalties.
Before that, however, Flamengo turns its attention to the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday (21st), Fla and Vasco will take the field at 5:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 24th round of the Brasileirão.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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