Form, line-up and more: Flamengo’s approach to Libertadores final | OneFootball

Close to winning the Brasileirão title, Flamengo reaches the Libertadores final with the chance to achieve a RARE feat in football history.

Only three teams have won the Libertadores and Brasileirão in the same year: Santos (1962 and 1963), Botafogo (2024), and... of course, Flamengo itself (2019).

The grand final against Palmeiras is scheduled for Saturday (29), at 6 PM (Brasília time), at the Monumental in Lima, Peru.

Besides repeating this feat, Flamengo aims to stand alone as the Brazilian team with the MOST titles in the tournament's history.

Fla has three victories, tied with Grêmio, Palmeiras, São Paulo, and Santos. Will the FOURTH come this Saturday (29)?

How is Fla doing? 👀

Flamengo arrives motivated after surpassing Palmeiras in the Brasileirão, opening a FIVE-point lead and putting one hand on the trophy.

Filipe Luís's team has only one loss in the last eight games (2-1 against Fluminense).

Palmeiras, on the other hand, hasn't won in FIVE games, losing to Mirassol, Santos, and Grêmio in this sequence.

In the Libertadores, the numbers aren't as good, it's true.

Fla has seven wins, three draws, and two losses - Palmeiras has 10 wins (three more), one draw, and only one loss.

But Flamengo faced three Libertadores champions in the knockout stage: Internacional (two titles), Estudiantes (four), and Racing (one).

Probable Flamengo 📋

For the Libertadores final, Flamengo will not have forward Gonzalo Plata, who was sent off in the semifinal against Racing.

Léo Ortiz has recovered and may start. Pedro, who has been out since October 22, will be re-evaluated and is still doubtful.

Probable Flamengo: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz (Danilo), Léo Pereira, and Alex Sandro; Erick Pulgar, Jorginho, and Arrascaeta; Carrascal (Luiz Araújo), Everton Cebolinha, and Bruno Henrique.

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Where to watch? 📺

Palmeiras vs. Flamengo will be broadcast by Globo, GE TV, Paramount, ESPN, and Disney+. The match kicks off at 6 PM on Saturday (29).

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

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