Flamengo and Palmeiras clash in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil

Fate would have it that two of the protagonists of Brazilian football, Flamengo It is Palm treesif they faced each other in the round of 16 of the Brazil’s Cup. The red and black team from Rio de Janeiro and the green and white team from São Paulo have dominated Brazilian football over the last five years. Each has won two Libertadorestwo Brazilian Championships and a Copa do Brasil in that period, that’s just among the most important titles. Flamengo last won the Copa do Brasil in 2022, beating Corinthians on penalties in the final. And he was runner-up last year, losing the final to São Paulo. Palmeiras won the competition in 2020, beating Guild. Last year the team of Abel Ferreira was eliminated by the champion São Paulo.

In 2024 Flamengo and Palmeiras entered the Copa do Brasil in the third phase. And even against smaller opponents they had to work hard. The team trained by Tite won both games against Amazonas by the minimum score of 1 to 0. Palmeiras won the Botafogo from Ribeirão Preto at home and drew in the return game, in the interior. The two teams arrive for the round of 16 duel at opposite moments in the Brazilian Championship. Flamengo went on a three-game winning streak and retook the lead in the competition. Green lost the last two games and dropped to third in the table.

Flamengo should come to the duel on Wednesday with full strength. From the Crosswho was in doubt, trained normally over the last two days and will play. And in Tite’s rotation the goalkeeper will be Matheus Cunhawho has been playing in the Copa do Brasil, while Rossi plays in the Brazilian Championship. Thus, the Rio de Janeiro team should take to the field with Matheus Cunha, Varela, Fabricio Bruno, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas in defense; in the middle ThumbFrom the Cross, Gerson and Arrascaetawith Scallion It is Pedro in the attack. Gabigolwho was involved in a possible negotiation with Palmeiras, should start on the bench. Abel Ferreira will not be able to count on two starters. For personal reasons, Murillo didn’t even travel to Rio de Janeiro with the team. And the team’s main highlight of the season, Stephenhas not recovered from an ankle injury. With that, Palmeiras is likely to come with Weverton in goal, Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Vitor Reis It is Vanderlan; Anibal Moreno, Ze Rafael It is Raphael Veiga; Dudu, Felipe Anderson It is Flaco Lopez. The first game of this duel will be at Maracanã, at 8 pm (Brasília), with live broadcast from Prime Video.