The first leg at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro finished 1-0 in favour of Flamengo, courtesy of Andreas Perreira’s 17th-minute strike.
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Flamengo will host Deportes Tolima in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 fixture at Maracana on Wednesday. The first leg at Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro finished 1-0 in favour of Flamengo, courtesy of Andreas Perreira’s 17th-minute strike. Meanwhile the hosts are heading into the tie on the back of a 2-1 win at Santos in the Brazilian league fixture last Saturday. In the continental competition, Deportes progressed to the last-16 courtesy of a second-place finish in Group D, while the visitors cruised through as Group H winners.
Nuestra práctica previa al gran duelo por octavos de final de la Copa CONMEBOL @Libertadores.
Agradecimiento especial a @FluminenseFC quien nos ha recibido con todas las comodidades en su linda sede. ?? pic.twitter.com/JO0cBNt4o3
— Club Deportes Tolima S.A ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@cdtolima) July 6, 2022
Flamengo were one of only three teams to make it through to the last-16 stage without losing a game, the other being River Plate and defending champions Palmeiras, and they dropped only two points during that process. However, their domestic form hasn’t been very great, winning three of their last seven encounters, while the other four ended in defeats. Their latest victory at Santos came courtesy of goals from Pedro and Babriel Barbosa on either side of Vinicius Zanocelo’s strike.
Deportes, on the other hand, are the last standing Colombian outfit in the competition and would be aiming to secure a victory in order to go through to the next round. The reigning Colombian champions lost just one of their group fixtures to reach this far. Hernan Torres’ side displayed a very good performance in the first leg at home, recording 52% of ball possession and attempting five shots on target compared to just two by the Brazilian outfit, but failed to find the back of the net and in the end lost to a solitary goal. Their solid team performance is a big part of what has made them successful to this point of the 2022 season and put them in a position to advance into the last eight.
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As many as three Flamengo players could miss Wednesday’s match because of Health and safety protocols. William Arai, Matheus Cunha and Diego Alves have all tested positive for COVID-19. Rodrigo Caio and Bruno Henrique are nursing knee injuries. As for Deportes Tolima, their top scorer in this competition, Anderson Plata, who has four scalps to his name, is an injury concern after suffering a knock in the first leg of the Categoria Primera A Final. If he is unavailable, Jeison Lucumi will be joining Melendez and Rangel in the attacking department behind the striker Caicedo.
Flamengo probable starting lineup: Santos; Ayrton, Pereira, Luiz, Matheuzinho; Maia, Diego, De Arrascaeta; Everton, Barbosa, Ribeiro
Deportes Tolima probable starting lineup: Dominguez; Riascos, Quinones, Moya, Hernandez; Rovira, Urena; Rangel, Melendez, Lucumi; Caicedo
The Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Flamengo and Deportes Tolima will take place at Maracana and it will kickoff at 6:00 am IST on July 7, Wednesday.
The Copa Libertadores matches are televised on beIN Sports, fuboTV, Fanatiz, Sling World Sports and Vidgo
