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This Thursday (26), Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the return game of the quarterfinals final of the Copa Libertadores de América. The clash will be held in Montevideo, at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium, and will determine who advances to the semi-finals of the continental tournament. Mengão enters the field with the mission of reversing the 1-0 defeat suffered at Maracanã in the first game.

Tite will form the team with Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Léo Ortiz, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta, Gerson, Plata and Bruno Henrique. 

Unlike other important games, the match between Mais Querido and Peñarol will not be broadcast on open TV by Rede Globo. The broadcaster chose to show the clash between São Paulo and Botafogo, which took place on Wednesday (25) and ended in victory for Alvinegro. For red and black fans, the clash against the Uruguayan team will be broadcast on other channels.

The live broadcast of the clash between CRF and Peñarol will be carried out by two vehicles: ESPN, via subscription channel, and Disney Plus, via the streaming service. Furthermore, fans of Flamengoyou will be able to follow the match with more "hot" coverage on the FLA TV channel, on YouTube.

MENGÃO'S MISSINGS

Most Querido enters the field missing five important players, who are out of action due to injuries. Everton Cebolinha (Achilles tendon rupture), Viña (cruciate ligament rupture and tibial fracture), Pedro (anterior cruciate ligament rupture of the knee), Michael (muscle injury) and Luiz Araújo (cartilage fracture of the right knee) are the players who will not be available for coach Tite.

This Thursday, September 26th, Peñarol and Flamengo enter the field to define the last semi-finalist of the Copa Libertadores 2024. The duel takes place at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium, in Montevideo, at 7pm (Brasília time).

The Uruguayan team won the first match in Rio de Janeiro 1-0, with a goal from Javier Cabrera, and arrives at the match with the advantage. Mais Querido needs to win by two or more goals to guarantee classification. If you win by just one goal difference, the match will be decided on penalties.

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HOW THE TEAMS ARRIVE

Peñarol arrives excited after the victory at Maracanã and rocked by a 5-0 defeat against Cerro, last Sunday, in the Uruguayan Championship. Furthermore, the Carboneros have an unbeaten run of 12 games at the Campeón del Siglo Stadium, which increases the confidence of the team led by Diego Aguirre. The Uruguayan team must repeat the basis that beat Mengão, focusing on defensive balance and quick counterattacks.

On the side of Flamengo, the atmosphere is under pressure. The Rio team is coming off two consecutive defeats, including the defeat in the first game against Peñarol and the defeat to Grêmio (2-3) last weekend, in the Brazilian Championship.

The loss of unbeaten record 28 games at Maracanã in Libertadores weighs heavily, and coach Tite needs to look for quick solutions to reverse the score and guarantee the place. The expectation is around the physical recovery of important players, such as Arrascaeta, and the possible entry of Gabigol in the second half.

This last Saturday (17), Al-Hilal led by Jorge Jesus beat Al-Nassr 4-0, in the final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup. Thus, after the defeat, Luís Castro was fired from the Saudi team's technical command.

According to information from the local newspaper Al-Yaum, the Portuguese was fired after the 4-1 defeat to Al-Hilal. The pressure on Castro had been growing, especially due to yet another setback against the team led by Jorge Jesus.

This Saturday's game (17) between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr only served to confirm Luís Castro's parish to Jorge Jesus. This is because the confrontation was the third between the teams since 2023 and all the victories were for the blue and white team.

Remembering that Luís Castro arrived at Al-Nassr in July 2023, in the midst of a transfer controversial, as he still had ties to Botafogo, where he led the Brasileirão. In total, there were 50 games in charge of the Saudi team, with 35 wins, six draws and nine defeats.

After winning the Super Cup, Jorge Jesus achieved his incredible record of 4 titles and just three defeats. Remembering that the Portuguese coach had achieved the feat with Flamengo in 2019/20.