The Copa Libertadores enters a crucial week with the second-leg matches that will determine who advances to the quarter-finals. Except for Peñarol’s (Uruguay) resounding 4-0 victory over The Strongest (Bolivia), the rest of the matchups remain undecided.
The games kick off on Tuesday, August 20, at 19:00 (Brasília time), when Fluminense and Grêmio face off at Maracanã. Porto Alegre’s team arrives with a 2-1 advantage from the first leg and will be without central defender Rodrigo Ely, who was sent off in that game.
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That same day, in the second match, Atlético Minero hosts San Lorenzo at Arena MRV. The first leg in Buenos Aires ended 1-1, with Paulinho as the hero and Deyverson as a key attacker in the absence of Hulk and Eduardo Vargas, who will also miss the return match.
Then, on Wednesday from 21:30 (Brasília time), the other knockout match between Brazilian teams is set. Palmeiras will host Botafogo at Allianz Parque, with Botafogo coming in stronger after their 2-1 victory in Rio de Janeiro.
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On Thursday, the fate of the Brazilian teams in the round of sixteen will be decided. São Paulo hosts Nacional after a goalless draw in Montevideo that left them well-positioned for the return leg.
Meanwhile, Flamengo defeated Bolívar 2-0 at Maracanã and will try to maintain that advantage on Thursday at 3,600 meters altitude in La Paz, with the recent memory of a 2-1 defeat in that setting during the group phase.
