📋 Libertadores: Flamengo line-up set for 'match of the year' against LDU
Flamengo returns to the field this Thursday (15th) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), when they host LDU at Maracanã for the penultimate round of the group stage of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores.
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The Rubro-Negro is in third place in Group C with five points and needs a win to tie in points with the Ecuadorians, who currently also have a better goal difference (+3 x 0). Central Córdoba leads with 11 points.
Regarding the last match (1-0 against Bahia in the Brasileirão), coach Filipe Luís opted for the inclusion of Wesley, De la Cruz, and Luiz Araújo in place of Varela, Pulgar, and Allan, respectively, for Flamengo.
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