After the important victory over Coritiba in the first round of Brazilian championshipo Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday night, this time for liberators. Rubro-Negro will face the Chilean Ñublense, for the second round of Group A of the South American competition. The stage will be the Maracanã, starting at 21:30 (from Brasilia).
Two weeks ago, Flamengo disappointed in the Libertadores debut by losing 2-0 to Aucas, in Quito. This Wednesday’s opponent is considered the weakest of the group, which still has Racing. In the first round, the Argentines also won in Chile by 2-0. Thus, any result other than victory will complicate the situation of the team from Rio de Janeiro in the competition.
The big news for Flamengo for this match will be the presence of coach Jorge Sampaoli. The Argentine will command Rubro-Negro for the first time and will start his time at the club.
It’s tomorrow!
MENGÃO faces Ñublense (CHI), at 21:30, in Maracanã, for the group stage of the @libertadoresbr!
Follow FlaTV’s audio broadcast! The pre-game (with images) starts at 7:30 pm!
Narration: Emershow Santos
Comments: Marina Damas
Reporting: Bluthiere… pic.twitter.com/4SEsqOrofR— Flamengo (@Flamengo) April 18, 2023
The expectation is that Sampaoli will not make big changes in his first game in charge of the team. The most likely thing is that he will keep the base that defeated Coritiba last Sunday. However, the coach gained reinforcements from David Luiz and Arturo Vidal, who were absent due to physical issues against Coxa.
On the other hand, Ñublense, who have been in Rio de Janeiro since Monday, see the match as a great challenge. The team is not having a good time in 2023, as it occupies only 11th place in the Chilean Championship and debuted in Libertadores with a defeat at home. In addition, this will be the first time that the team will play at Maracanã.
DATASHEET
FLAMINGO X ÑUBLENSE
Local: Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Time: 21:30 (Brasília time)
Referee: Wilmar Roldan (COL)
Assistants: Dionisio Ruiz (COL) and Alexander Guzman (COL)
WAS: Leonard Mosquera (COL)
FLAMENGO: Santos, Varela (Wesley), Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira (David Luiz) and Ayrton Lucas; Thiago Maia, Gerson and Everton Ribeiro; Everton Cebolinha, Pedro and Gabriel Barbosa
Technician: Jorge Sampaoli
NUBLENSE: Nicola Pérez, Cerezo, Rebolledo, Rafael Caroca and Zalazar; Campusano, Lorenzo Reyes, Juan Leiva and Manuel Rivera; Bayron Oyarzo and Patricio Rubio
Technician: Jaime Garcia
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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