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Flamengo and Atlético Paranaense, both Brazilian clubs, will play the final of the Copa Libertadores 2022 in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil on October 29. It will be the fifth final in the history of the competition that is presented between teams from that country and the third in a row. The ‘Mengão’, as Flamengo is known, starts as the favorite but Luiz Felipe Scolari, coach of Paranaense, is confident that he can reverse that on the pitch.
The ‘Fla’, another nickname of Flamengo, arrives in Ecuador with a wounded skin due to the defeat suffered in the 2021 Copa Libertadores final against Palmeiras. Dorival Júnior, their new coach, has worked to put that final in the past and the positive results are showing, the club reached the final of the tournament undefeated and therefore their favorite poster.
But in front of him he will have a team that arrives with the advantage of having raised his arms in a single match final. A week before the final of the Copa Libertadores, the emblematic Uruguayan venue hosted the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which was won by Atlético Paranaense.
The ‘Furacão’ (hurricane) does not arrive with the same number of victories in the tournament as its rival, but it is presented at the Monumental stadium in Guayaquil with the endorsement of having been the club that left the two-time champion, Palmeiras, out of the final, avoiding thus a reissue of last year’s final.
How do both teams reach the final?
As for the historical statistics, the two teams are very even, although in the victories section, according to the portal livefutbol.com, Flamengo tends to add a few more wins than its rival, specifically 23 against 21 in 58 matches, most of them by ‘Brasileirão’, adding 13 draws.
The differences are marked when the current situation of each club is analyzed. Flamengo comes to this match without losing throughout the month of October. The team led by Dorival Júnior has, since October 1, a total of six wins, one of them via penalties in the final of the Brazilian Cup against Corinthians, and two draws.
The team is in third place in the local tournament with 61 points, Palmeiras is the leader with 74 points, with four rounds to go.
On the other hand, Paranaense in the same period adds two wins, one draw and three losses, occupying sixth place in the tournament, which for the moment gives them access to the preliminary phase of the Copa Libertadores, with 51 units.
with EFE
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