After winning 1-0 in Colombia last week, Flamengo welcomes Tolima at Maracanã this Wednesday at 9:30 pm (Brasilia time). The red-black team has the advantage of a tie to advance to the quarterfinals of Libertadores. Colombians need to win by two. If they win by one, the dispute goes to penalties.
For the second time, the coach Dorival Júnior will start the team with Gabigol making attacking duo with Pedro. With the coach, the two only started one match: the 3-0 victory over América-MG, on the 25th, for the Brazilian Championship.
Spared against Santos, Léo Pereira and Filipe Luís are back. Although Rodrigo Caio is recovering from tendinitis, David Luiz should team up with Léo. João Gomes, out of the team’s last two games due to suspension, is another starter.
On the side of Tolima, the tendency is for coach Hernán Torres Oliveros to
the Colombian team has at most one change in relation to the team that lost to Flamengo last week, with the possibility of Cataño replacing Raziel García. The team has two absences for the match: Anderson Palta and Andres Ibarguen.
Flamengo and Tolima statistics in Libertadores 2022
Flamengo
. Average of 2.3 goals scored and 0.9 conceded
. 3/7 games without conceding a goal
. Average of 13.3 shots and 5.0 corners
. 50.9% ball possession
. Average of 1.7 offside
. Average of 14.7 fouls and 2.9 yellow cards
Tolima
. Average of 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded
. 1/7 games without conceding a goal
. Average of 12.9 shots and 3.4 corners
. 44.7% ball possession
. Average of 4.7 impediments
. Average of 12.1 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards
. 1 red
