FLAMENGO SURPASSES AUDIENCE RECORD AMONG BRAZILIAN TEAMS AT LIBERTADORES; CHECK OUT THE TOP-5

The Flamengo hosted Bolívar at Maracanã on Wednesday night (15), in the fifth round of the Libertadores group stage and won by a score of 4 to 0. However, what helped Mais Querido in the rout was Nação Rubro-Negra who showed up in force at the stadium and surpassed the attendance record among Brazilian teams in the competition.

In total, 59,424 fans paid for tickets to Flamengox Bolívar. Thus, the number marks the record among Brazilian teams in the current edition of the continental tournament.

CHECK OUT THE TOP-5 OF PAYING AUDIENCES AT LIBERTADORES:

1) Flamengo 4 x 0 Bolívar: 59,424

2) Flamengo 2 x 0 Palestinian: 55,417

3) São Paulo 2 x 0 Cobresal: 49,502

4) Fluminense 2 x 1 Colo-Colo: 41,507

5) Botafogo 1 x 3 Junior Barranquilla: 35,513

O Mais Queridodominates two positions in the ranking. This is because, in the confrontation against Palestino, also at Maracanã, Rubro-Negro had 55,417 paying fans, which was one of the largest audiences in the Libertadores.

EXPECTATION TO BREAK THE RECORD

Now, the expectation is to break the record. That's because Mais Querido faces Millonarios next Tuesday (28), also at Maracanã. The match will define whether Rubro-Negro will come first in group E and qualify for the round of 16 of the Libertadores.