📋 Sula: Fluminense XI named for last 16 v América de Cali
Leader of Group F with 13 points, Tricolor Carioca qualified directly for this phase of the tournament, with the advantage of deciding at home.
The Colombians finished in second place in Group C with eight points and eliminated Bahia (0 x 0 and 2 x 0) in the round of 16 playoffs.
As he played with a basically reserve team against Tricolor Baiano (3 x 3), in the last round of the Brasileirão, coach Renato Gaúcho opted for the returns of Samuel Xavier, Manoel, Hércules, Martinelli, Canobbio, Serna, and Everaldo in the places of Fidelis, Davi Schuindt, Thiago Santos, Bernal, Ganso, Keno, and Cano, respectively, in Fluminense.
Luciano Acosta, the newly hired Argentine midfielder, starts on the bench.📋 See Fluminense's lineup
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