Flamengo’s defeat to Del Valle

In the duel between the 2022 continental champions (Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana), the Flamengo was beaten 1-0 by Independiente del Valleon Tuesday night, the 21st, at the Banco de Guayaquil Stadium, in Quito, Ecuador, and opened up an advantage in the first leg of the final of the Recopa Sudamericana. carabajal scored the only goal of the match.

The second leg of the Recopa is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 28, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã. It is worth remembering that there is no qualified goal away from home, only the sum of the results defines the champion.

End of match in Ecuador. Flamengo loses to Independiente Del Valle by 1-0 in the first leg of the Recopa. The return is next week at Maracanã. #CRF

📸 Gilvan de Souza / CRF pic.twitter.com/FTCMtGv8tt

— Flamengo (@Flamengo) February 22, 2023

Retrospect

It was not the first time that Flamengo and Independiente del Valle faced each other for the Recopa Sul-Americana. In 2020, the rubro-negro – then led by the Portuguese Jorge Jesus – overcame the Ecuadorian team to win the title.

Lineups

Independiente del Valle: Moses Ramirez; Fernandez, Schunke, Garcia Basso, Carabajal; Pellerano, Faravelli, Sornoza and Beder Caicedo; Lautaro Diaz and Kevin Rodriguez.

Flamengo: Saints; Varela, Fabrício Bruno, David Luiz and Ayrton Lucas; Thiago Maia, Vidal Everton Ribeiro and Arrascaeta; Gabigol and Peter.

The game

Considered favorites for the duel, Flamengo had a lower than expected first half. The team commanded by coach Vítor Pereira created little and did not scare Del Valle; Fla bet on a kick by David Luiz and counterattack moves by Arrascaeta and Gabigol. On the other hand, goalkeeper Ramírez saved the Ecuadorian team, which also did not show effectiveness in finalizations.

The game became dangerous only in the second half of the final stage, with Del Valle more dangerous. At 23 minutes, the home team opened the scoring; after a corner by Sornoza, the defender went up well and headed in the middle of the red-black defense to send Santos to the left: 1 to 0.

Del Valle scored for the second time in the 26th minute, with García Bastos. In the bid, Arrascaeta played for Santos, who left the defender with the spare. However, the ball hit the defender’s hand and the goal was well annulled. Almost the second of the Ecuadorians.

The red-black woke up after the goals – one of which was not worth it – but it was ineffective. The team from Rio now had an opportunity to seek a tie in the 43rd minute of the second stage, when defensive midfielder Joao Ortiz was expelled for hitting David Luiz in the face. The Brazilian received the yellow for a foul on the opposing player.