📋 Flamengo named to try to seal a place in the Libertadores last 16 | OneFootball

Flamengo takes the field this Thursday (7) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), when it faces Independiente Medellín at Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Colombia, wrapping up the fourth round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage.

Top of Group A with seven points, the Rubro-Negro can secure qualification for the round of 16 with two matchdays to spare.

That is because the Colombian side has four points. In other words, even if El Rojo Paisa wins its last two matches, it could only reach the same 10 points as the Rio side.

The detail is that head-to-head is now the first tiebreaker. Since the four-time South American champions won 4-1 at the Maracanã, another victory would seal qualification.

Regarding the last match (a 2-2 draw with Vasco in the Brasileirão), coach Leonardo Jardim did what was expected by resting some starters.

Carrascal returns after serving a suspension in the league.

Arrascaeta, Paquetá, and Pulgar remain in the medical department. 

The Rubro-Negro still has matches against Estudiantes (05/20 - home) and Cusco (05/26 - home) in this group stage of the continental tournament.

📋 See Flamengo's lineup

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