The national classic Corinthians x Flamengo opens tonight the quarter-final stage of the Copa Libertadores. The owners of the two biggest fans in the country will measure their strength from 9:30 pm (Brasília time) at the Neo Quimca Arena, in São Paulo. The first leg of the quarterfinals will be broadcast live on national radio, with narration by André Luiz Mendes, comments by Waldir Luiz, reporting by Maurício Costa and news duty with Brunos Mendes.
??? The time has come! The two biggest fans in Brazil once again face to face in CONMEBOL #Liberators.
? @Corinthians ? @Flamengo pic.twitter.com/KzKhYujIec
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@LibertadoresBR) August 2, 2022
Rubro-Negro assured their presence in the quarterfinals after two consecutive victories over Tolima (Colombia), the first away from home by 1-0, and the second by 7-1 at Maracanã. The coach Dorival Júnior commanded the last training session of the Carioca team yesterday morning (1st) and soon after released the list of related teams for today’s game (2nd). The expectation is that the coach will take to the field the same formation of the last confrontations in the Copa do Brasil: against Atlético-MG and Athletico-PR (octave and quarterfinals, respectively).
Check out the related Flamengo for the match against Corinthians, for the quarterfinals of @Libertadores. #VamosFlamengo #CRF pic.twitter.com/gGMoTP66AR
— Flamengo (@Flamengo) August 1, 2022
The teams from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have already been face to face this year for the Brazilian Championship, and Timão won 1-0 at home. The last time the teams faced each other in Libertadores was 12 years ago, in the round of 16. At the time, the qualified goal was still in force and Flamengo advanced to the quarterfinals, after a 1-0 victory at home, followed by a 2-1 defeat to Corinthians in São Paulo.
Led by Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira, Timão secured a spot in the quarterfinals after eliminating Boca Juniors (Argentina) away from home on penalties. The coach must leave to define the squad shortly before the start of the match. Already registered for the competition, the newly signed Yuri Alberto (center forward), Balbuena (defender), Fausto Vera (midfielder) can enter the field tonight.
TODAY HAS CORINTHIANS FOR @LIBERTADORESBR! IT’S DECISION DAY! ??
? I WILL SING FOR TIMON TO WIN! ?
⚽ Corinthians vs Flamengo
? @LibertadoresBR (Quarterfinals – Ida)
⏰ 21:30 (Brasilia time)
? Itaquera
? SBT and CONMEBOL TV#SCCPxFLA#DayDeCorinthians#Go Corinthians pic.twitter.com/hDGNiqirVh— Corinthians (@Corinthians) August 2, 2022
