Flamengo takes the field this Thursday (7), at 9:30 pm, to face Independiente Medellín, at the Atanasio Girardot stadium, in Colombia, for the fourth round of Group A of the Libertadores. Undefeated in the competition, with two wins and a draw, Rubro-Negro seeks a positive result away from home to remain firmly in the lead and move towards qualification for the round of 16.

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For the match, coach Leonardo Jardim will be without three players. Arrascaeta, who is recovering from a fracture in his right clavicle; Erick Pulgar, in the final phase of recovery from a shoulder injury; and Lucas Paquetá, who has started field work with physiotherapy. The red-black squad will have their last training session this Wednesday (6), at 16 pm (local time), at Atlético Nacional's CT.

Retrospect

Flamengo and Independiente Medellín have only faced each other twice in history, with Flamengo winning both matches. In the current edition of the Libertadores Cup, Flamengo defeated the Colombians 4-1 at the Maracanã, with goals from Lucas Paquetá, Bruno Henrique, Arrascaeta, and Pedro. 

Arbitration

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistants: Tulio Moreno (VEN) and Alberto Ponte (VEN)
VAR: Andres Cunha (URU).  

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