He flamenco won 2-0 this Saturday against fluminenseone of his bitterest rivals in Brazilian soccer, in the first leg of the final of the Carioca Championship. Ayrton Lucas (m.55) and Pedro (m.67) scored to define this new edition of ‘Fla-Flu’, which brought together nearly 60,000 people at the Maracanã stadium.
The return of the final will be played next Saturday, but before that both teams will have their first commitments in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Flamengo will visit Aucas in Quito on Wednesday for group A, while Fluminense will travel to Lima to face Sporting Cristal that same day, for group D.
For this reason, the Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira, who is dealing with the rejection of the Flamengo fans, started the game with key players on the bench, such as Everton Ribeiro and Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’, although both entered in the second half.
By contrast, Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz used almost all of his starters, including Argentine striker Germán Cano and Colombian striker Jhon Arias. On the bench, although he did not enter, was the winger Marcelo, who has returned to Fluminense after a discreet stint at the Greek Olympiacos and making history with Real Madrid, and awaits the opportunity to play again for the team where he began his career .
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