The national classic Corinthians x Flamengo

The national classic Corinthians x Flamengo starts tonight in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. The owners of the two biggest fans in the country will face each other at Arena Neo Quimca, in São Paulo, at 21:30 pm (Brasília time). The first leg of the quarter-finals will be broadcast live on national radio, with narration by André Luiz Mendes, commentary by Waldir Luiz, Maurício Costa Brunos Mendes is on duty, informs Maurício Costa.After two consecutive victories over Tolima (Colombia ), Rubro Negro guaranteed their presence in the quarter-finals, the first by 1-0 away and the second at Maraca Na they won 7-1. Coach Dorival Júnior led the Garioca team's last training session yesterday morning (1st), and announced the team list for today's game (2nd) shortly afterwards. The coach must follow the same formation as in the previous game of the Copa do Brasil: against Atlético-MG and Athletico-PR (Eighth and quarter-finals, respectively).

Check out the Flamengo team linked to Corinthians' quarter-final match at @Libertadores. #Let's go flamenco

Teams from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro faced each other in this year's tournament in Brazil, with Timão winning 1-0 at home. The last time the two teams faced each other in the Libertadores was in the round of 12, 1 years ago. At that time, qualifying goals were still valid, and Flamengo won 0-2 at home, and then lost 1-XNUMX to Corinthians in São Paulo and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Led by Portugal coach Vitor Pereira, Timão secured a place in the quarter-finals after an away defeat to Boca Juniors (Argentina). The coach must leave shortly before the game to define the lineup. Already signed, new signings Yuri Alberto (center), Balbuena (defense), Fausto Villa (midfielder) can play tonight.