Flamengo does not stop: they beat Corinthians undefeated and set foot in the semi-finals of Copa Libertadores

flamingo confirmed his candidacy on Tuesday to fight for the Copa Libertadores title. It is that he was able to break the undefeated Corinthians brought to San Pablo in this edition and with the 2-0 In his favor, he took a definite step towards qualifying for the semifinals, which he will try to resolve next week in Rio de Janeiro.

The ‘Fla’ remained the first duel of the so-called “Meeting of Nations”, as the clash between the teams with the most fans in Brazil is known, thanks to two great goals from the Uruguayan Giorgian de Arrascaeta (37, with protests by the Argentine referee Patricio Loustau) e Gabriele Barbosa “Gabigol” (51).

The defeat is doubly painful for ‘Timão’, who had the entry of the Argentine Faust Vera-, who has never fallen at the Neo Química Arena (15 wins, six draws) since Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira landed in Latin America last February.

Now, next Tuesday the San Paolo players will have to look for a comeback at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The Cariocas have not lost at home in eight games (seven wins and one draw between Brasileirao, Libertadores and Copa do Brasil).

“We played a great game, but there are still ninety minutes left which will be very difficult”, underlined ‘De Arrasca’, one of the strongholds of Flamengo, who had the presence of the Chilean Arturo Vidal, one of his brilliant additions, from the team bench. substitutes.

The winner of the series will clash with the winner of the group between laboratories Y Velez Sarsfieldwhich opens this Wednesday in Lineers.