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Disadvantage, embezzlement, attrition … To advance in the Copa do Brasil, this Wednesday, in the confrontation with São Paulo, Flamengo must overcome all obstacles and achieve an unprecedented feat. The club never managed to reverse an advantage after losing the first leg at home.
+ Gabigol does not recover and the list of absences of Flamengo increases; see related
Bruno Henrique and Rogério Ceni in Flamengo training – Photo: Alexandre Vidal / Flamengo
An incentive for Flamengo is that in this edition there is no goal criterion away from home as a tiebreaker. In Maracanã, Flamengo lost 2 to 1. This Wednesday, in Morumbi, they need to win by two goals to qualify for the semi-final. A simple victory leads to the dispute for penalties.
+ Volpi on the rise, Diego Alves back: the duel between hero goalkeepers in Flamengo x São Paulo
Flamengo’s list of absences is long and heavy: Gabigol, Pedro, Rodrigo Caio, Filipe Luís, Thiago Maia are injured. Diego does reconditioning work. Everton Ribeiro and Isla are related, but started in qualifying matches on Tuesday.
The times in which Flamengo lost the first leg in the qualifiers:
Flamengo 0 x 2 Ceará – In Campo Grande (MS)
Flamengo 2 x 3 University of Chile
University of Chile 1 x 2 Flamengo
Note: The U advanced by goal criteria away from home.
Flamengo 0 x 4 University of Chile
University of Chile 1 x 0 Flamengo
Flamengo 1 x 2 River Plate
River Plate 4 x 3 Flamengo
Flamengo 0 x 1 Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors 2 x 1 Flamengo