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Flamengo dominates Penarol in Montevideo
Flamengo beat Penarol 2-0 in Montevideo in a quarter-final match of the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores. The Brazilian side dominated possession and created more chances, but had to wait until the second half to open the scoring.
The match began with an intense pace and both teams showed an aggressive attitude. In the 20th minute, Flamengo player G. Plata received a yellow card. However, the Brazilian team took the initiative and created the best scoring chances. Despite Flamengo’s insistence, the score remained unchanged in the first half.
The second half started with a change of pace by Flamengo, who took advantage of the opportunities they were given. In the 59th minute, the Flamengo manager decided to make two changes, seeking greater attacking depth. In the 63rd minute, Leo Ortiz, Flamengo player, also received a yellow card.
In the 67th minute, Penarol made two changes to try to balance the match. However, Flamengo continued to dominate the game and finally found the back of the net. The first goal came in the 70th minute, from [insert name of the player who scored the first goal]. From that moment on, Flamengo was calmer and dominated the match with greater ease. In the 80th minute, [insert name of the player who scored the second goal] sealed the match with Flamengo’s second goal.
Flamengo was superior to its opponent in most aspects of the game. The Brazilian team dominated possession (74%), created more scoring chances (13 shots, 2 on target) and committed fewer fouls (17) than its rival.
Penarol, for its part, had a low possession percentage (26%), few scoring chances (5 shots, 1 on target) and committed more fouls (10) than Flamengo.
With this victory, Flamengo is one step closer to the semi-finals of the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores. The Brazilian side will face the second leg match at home with the comfort of having won the first leg.
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Substitutions flamengo: at minute 59 Wesley came in and G. Varela went out., at minute 59 Gabriel Barbosa came in and G. Plata went out., at minute 74 Ayrton Lucas came in and Alex Sandro went out., at minute 83 Matheus Goncalves came in and Leo Ortiz went out., at minute 83 David Luiz came in and Fabricio Bruno went out.
Substitutions penarol: at minute 67 Lucas Hernandez came in and J. Cabrera went out., at minute 67 L. Sequeira came in and J. Baez went out., at minute 77 F. Batista came in and M. Silvera went out., at minute 90 G. Ramirez came in and E. Darias went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Penarol
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Flamengo
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