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Flamengo — Independiente del Valle: 1:1, CONMEBOL Libertadores

CONMEBOL Libertadores
Flamengo W6 Sep · Away Remo · 1:0W11 Sep · Away Independiente del Valle · 2:0W13 Sep · Home Corinthians · 2:1D18 Sep · Home Independiente del Valle · 1:1W20 Sep · Home RB Bragantino · 2:1D16 Oct · Away Estudiantes de La Plata · 0:0
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Independiente del Valle L3 Sep · Away Barcelona SC · 1:2W6 Sep · Home Macará · 3:1L11 Sep · Home Flamengo · 0:2W14 Sep · Away Libertad Asunción · 3:2D18 Sep · Away Flamengo · 1:1W25 Sep · Home Gualaceo SC · 2:0
Venue: Maracana Stadium City: Rio de Janeiro

In the CONMEBOL Libertadores game on 18 September 2026, Flamengo beat Independiente del Valle 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 5:3.

Match report

Flamengo and Independiente del Valle played out a 1:1 draw in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores at the Maracanã Stadium on Thursday evening. The result keeps both sides level at the top of their group standings with six games played.

Reascos gave the visitors the lead in the 31st minute, capitalising on a defensive lapse. Flamengo responded with pressure but Jorginho's straight red card in the 65th minute after picking up two bookings shifted the balance. The Brazilian side finally levelled through de Arrascaeta in the 83rd minute, a moment that felt like a turning point.

By then, Flamengo had been reduced to ten men and needed to find a way to keep their side in it. The old head settled them down as the game entered its final stages. Bruno Henrique came on in the 70th minute to add fresh legs, while Lino's late introduction in stoppage time showed the urgency.

The statistics tell a story of uneven dominance. Flamengo held 52 per cent possession and registered 131 attacks compared to 103 from the visitors, but expected goals favoured Independiente del Valle at 1.41 to 1.06. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and that was the pattern here.

Both teams entered this match unbeaten in five across all competitions. For Flamengo, the result means they remain top of the table with 16 points from six games. Independiente del Valle stay second to everything in their group on 13 points, still with work to do.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48
Shots on target 3 – 4
Shots off target 4 – 2
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.41

Match events

  1. 31' 0:1 Independiente del Valle Goal Djorkaeff Reascos
  2. 53' 0:1 Flamengo Yellow card Lucas Paquetá
  3. 55' 0:1 Flamengo Yellow card Jorginho
  4. 58' 0:1 Independiente del Valle Yellow card Mateo Carabajal
  5. 59' 0:1 Flamengo Substitution Lucas Paquetá off: Giorgian de Arrascaeta
  6. 59' 0:1 Flamengo Substitution Jorge Carrascal off: Gonzalo Plata
  7. 65' 0:1 Flamengo Red card Jorginho
  8. 70' 0:1 Flamengo Substitution Bruno Henrique off: Saúl Ñíguez
  9. 75' 0:1 Independiente del Valle Substitution Djorkaeff Reascos off: Yandri Vásquez
  10. 80' 0:1 Flamengo Yellow card Erick Pulgar
  11. 83' 0:1 Independiente del Valle Substitution Matias Mijail Perello off: Ronald Briones
  12. 83' 1:1 Flamengo Goal Giorgian de Arrascaeta assist: Agustín Rossi
  13. 89' 1:1 Independiente del Valle Substitution Emerson Ivan Pata Rodríguez off: Steven Daniel Góngora Palacios
  14. 90+1' 1:1 Flamengo Substitution Samuel Lino off: Guillermo Varela
  15. 90+2' 1:1 Flamengo Yellow card Nicolas De la Cruz

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48
3 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 2
1.06 Expected goals 1.41
2 Big chances 2
131 Attacks 103
5 Corners 3
13 Fouls 3
3 Free kicks 13
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 6
20 Throw-ins 24
All statistics
12/2060% Aerial duels 8/2040%
77 Backward passes 53
3 Blocked shots 2
26 Clearances 24
5/1631% Crosses 5/2619%
7/1547% Dribbles 7/2035%
0.85 Expected assists 0.48
70 Failed passes 79
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
9 Interceptions 5
8 Key passes 5
24/4850% Long passes 21/4547%
101 Passes into the final third 61
317 Passes in the opposition half 233
180 Passes in own half 218
0.30 Shot accuracy 0.50
5 Shots from outside the box 2
5 Shots inside the box 6
12/1963% Tackles 9/1464%
481 Total passes 425

Line-ups

Flamengo

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Agustín Rossi 1
3 Leonardo Rech Ortiz 3
4 Leonardo Pereira 4
6 Ayrton Lucas 6
22 Emerson Royal 22
5 Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán 5
15 Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guardo 15
16 Samuel Lino 16
20 Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima 20
21 Jorginho 21
27 Bruno Henrique 27
Substitutes
# Player number
42 Andrew 42
2 Guillermo Varela 2
13 Danilo 13
26 Alex Sandro 26
44 Vitor Eduardo da Silva Matos 44
8 Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez 8
10 Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti 10
18 Diego Nicolás de la Cruz Arcosa 18
7 Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto 7
9 Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos 9
19 Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez 19
30 J. Freitas 30
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Independiente del Valle

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Aldair Quintana 1
5 Richard Hernán Schunke 5
13 Daykol Alejandro Romero Padilla 13
14 Mateo Carabajal 14
19 Layan Manuel Loor Requelme 19
6 Jordy José Alcívar Macías 6
10 Júnior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira 10
11 Matías Mijail Perello 11
28 Hugo Quintana 28
31 Emerson Pata 31
99 Djorkaeff Néicer Reasco González 99
Substitutes
# Player number
70 Miguel Peralta 70
4 Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo 4
15 Gustavo Cortez 15
33 Andy Velasco 33
8 Youri José Ochoa Sempértegui 8
16 Ronald Elain Briones Legarda 16
32 Jhegson Sebastián Méndez Carabalí 32
56 Edwin Quintero 56
17 Arón David Rodríguez Franco 17
52 Yandri Vásquez 52
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Match prediction: Flamengo — Independiente del Valle

Slight edge: Independiente del Valle

Confidence 37%

Reasoning

  • Средняя линия 48 букмекеров: победа Индепендьенте дель Валье 2.51, ничья 2.95, победа Фламенго 3.03
  • Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 2.38 до 2.85 (20%)
  • Фламенго — 1. place, 16 points after 6 games (5 wins, 1 draws, 0 losses)
  • Индепендьенте дель Валье — 1. place, 13 points after 6 games (4 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
  • Фламенго, last 5 games: 5 wins, 0 losses
  • Индепендьенте дель Валье, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 3 games, Фламенго — 2, Индепендьенте дель Валье — 1
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