Palmeiras vs Fluminense - prediction, team news, lineups

Wednesday nighttime volition uncover the archetypal finalist of the 2026 Copa Libertadores, with Palmeiras and Fluminense battling for a spot successful the showpiece, arsenic the hosts support the slender vantage earned with a 2-1 triumph astatine the Maracana.

Verdao caput into the 2nd limb connected the backmost of an awesome distant triumph implicit Athletico, portion the Tricolor from Laranjeiras rested respective first-team regulars earlier suffering a comeback decision to Neymar's Santos.

Match preview

Following the 2-0 triumph implicit Athletico astatine the Arena da Baixada, Abel Ferreira, arsenic usual, gave a heated property conference, firing backmost astatine the disapproval helium receives from the fans.

Goals from Piquerez and Mauricio, some successful the archetypal half, secured the 3 points, contempt the needless reddish paper for Andreas Pereira. Verdao held onto 2nd spot some distant from location and successful the wide array with 19 wins. Flamengo beryllium supra them with 1 much triumph and 1 much constituent (67 to 66).

In the Libertadores, it has not been arsenic creaseless a run arsenic successful erstwhile years, but the gully has been favourable. The archetypal large trial was needing penalties to bushed LDU successful the erstwhile round.

The Verdao broadside person the champion onslaught successful the contention (17), level with Flamengo. Everything points towards a 3rd gathering betwixt the 2 large South American powers, with a rubric for each side.

Last week astatine the Maracana, determination was a infinitesimal erstwhile a much emphatic effect could person been built, but Fabio prevented the worst with astatine slightest 3 good saves. In stoppage time, Wesley Nata kept the Tricolor’s hopes alive. The 45-year-old goalkeeper besides prevented a catastrophe connected Sunday against Santos.

Fluminense, for their part, travel into this lucifer connected the backmost of a tally of defeats successful the Brasileirao and successful continental competition. Their astir caller decision came past Sunday, October 18, erstwhile they hosted Neymar’s Santos.

The 2-1 comeback decision exposed a world that Marcao indispensable present manage: the broadside considered to beryllium his reserves person not been up to the task, portion the mean property of the starting eleven is astir 33. The carnal toll of the closing stages of the Brazilian play tends to punish older squads.

The tally of defeats portion resting starters has travel astatine a cost: Fluminense person stalled connected 51 points and person mislaid their spot successful the apical 4 to Cruzeiro, portion rivals Atletico-MG beryllium 1 constituent behind, connected 50.

In the Libertadores, aft a just radical stage, 2 Argentine sides came up successful the knockout rounds, and similar Palmeiras, Fluminense had to spell done penalties to advance.

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Team News

Abel Ferreira’s main uncertainty is centre-forward Vitor Roque, who has a occupation with his close ankle. The fig 9 did not bid connected Monday, October 19, portion the starters from the triumph successful Curitiba did airy enactment successful a tiny space.

As a result, the inclination is for determination to beryllium nary changes to past week’s winning line-up. That means the work of uncovering the nett is apt to autumn connected Flaco Lopez. The Argentine already has 24 goals this year, 4 of them successful the Libertadores, a tally of signifier that has enactment him connected Lionel Scaloni’s radar for Argentina’s adjacent cycle.

On the Rio de Janeiro side, Marcao is hopeful of being capable to number connected midfielder Martinelli. The fig 8 felt his near genu successful the archetypal fractional of the archetypal limb and had to beryllium substituted astatine the interval. With an mean of 4.5 balls recovered per crippled successful the Brasileirao and 4.1 successful the Copa Libertadores, helium is simply a cardinal subordinate successful Fluminense’s modulation betwixt onslaught and defence.

Suspended against Santos, left-back Guilherme Arana returns to the side. Meanwhile, Alisson, Matheus Reis and Cano (in transition) and John Kennedy (injured) are the absentees for the night.

Savarino is favourite for 1 of the wide positions, portion seasoned Hulk is hoping for amended luck against Palmeiras’s trio of centre-backs.

Palmeiras imaginable starting lineup:

Carlos Miguel; Murilo, Gustavo Gomez, Barboza; Giay, Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Lucas Evangelista, Piquerez; Arias, Flaco Lopez. Coach: Abel Ferreira.

Fluminense imaginable starting lineup:

Fabio; Guga, Thiago Silva, Millan, Guilherme Arana; Nonato, Martinelli, Ganso; Cannobbio, Savarino, Hulk. Coach: Marcao.

We say: Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense

With the vantage successful hand, Palmeiras tin attack the 2nd limb with greater composure, and location vantage gives Verdao a flimsy edge, peculiarly with an capable lawman disposable should Vitor Roque beryllium incapable to feature.

Fluminense person small prime but to attack, though their precocious extremity successful the archetypal limb has fixed them renewed hope, and their idiosyncratic prime and wealthiness of acquisition could let them to soundlessness the Nubank Parque for spells; however, we expect Palmeiras to withstand the unit and scope their eighth continental final.

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