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Flamengo Dominates and Defeats Internacional in Libertadores Round of 16 First Leg
Rio de Janeiro – Flamengo asserted their dominance and secured a victory against Internacional at the Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in the first leg of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Round of 16. The match, officiated by Argentine referee Dario Herrera, saw Flamengo control possession with 66%, while Internacional had 34%.
Bruno Henrique, assisted by Luiz Araujo, opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal that proved to be decisive. Despite the efforts of Internacional, who generated 4 shots (2 on target and 1 off target), Flamengo’s defense remained solid. The home team generated 10 shots (4 on target and 4 off target), demonstrating their offensive superiority.
The match was characterized by contested play, with 10 fouls committed by Flamengo and 11 by Internacional. G. Varela of Flamengo and Gustavo Prado of Internacional received yellow cards. Flamengo takes an important advantage into the second leg.
Substitutions flamengo: at minute 46 Emerson Royal came in and G. Varela went out., at minute 72 Samuel Lino came in and Everton went out., at minute 72 G. Plata came in and J. Carrascal went out., at minute 83 Allan came in and Evertton Araujo went out., at minute 83 Bruno Henrique came in and Pedro went out.
Substitutions internacional: at minute 72 Wesley came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 78 Bruno Tabata came in and Richard went out., at minute 78 Ricardo Mathias came in and R. Borre went out., at minute 87 Thiago Maia came in and Bruno Henrique went out., at minute 87 A. Rodriguez came in and Gustavo Prado went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Flamengo
Internacional
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