‘Monstrous display’: Argentine press hails Flamengo, warns Estudiantes | OneFootball

Flamengo and Estudiantes (ARG) face off in September, for the Libertadores quarterfinals

Flamengo and Estudiantes (ARG) will compete for a spot in the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores da América in September. Therefore, the Argentine press is closely following every step of Mengão until the knockout stage encounter. Naturally, the 8-0 thrashing of Vitória by the red-black team on Monday (25) made waves in the neighboring country. The sports newspaper ‘Olé’ described Flamengo's rout as a “colossal exhibition” and issued a warning to the club from La Plata.

“Tremendous Flamengo before Estudiantes: eight goals against Vitória. The Carioca team, rival of Picha (nickname of the Argentine team) in the Libertadores, gave a colossal exhibition at Maracanã. The largest goal difference in the division since 2003. There was a hat-trick (three goals) by Pedro,” summarized Argentina's main sports outlet.

“The Flamengo had a colossal thrashing while preparing to face Estudiantes. Impressive performance by Filipe Luís' team, and the score difference justified the quality gap shown by both teams at Maracanã,” added ‘Olé’.

WHAT ELSE DID OLÉ SAY?

Besides highlighting how the goals were scored, ‘Olé’ mentioned some statistics achieved in the match, such as the record of 78 assists by Arrascaeta in the history of the Brasileirão. Additionally, the portal praised the investment made by Flamengo to sign Samuel Lino, 22 million euros (R$ 143 million at current rates). Finally, the newspaper mentioned former players of Argentine teams. The text joked that Rossi, formerly of Boca (ARG), “just watched,” and Carrascal and De La Cruz, formerly of River (ARG), came on in the second half.

WHEN WILL THE FLAMENGO VS ESTUDIANTES MATCH BE?

The Libertadores quarterfinals take place in the last two weeks of September. The first leg will be at Maracanã on September 18; the return leg will be in La Plata on 09/25. In summary, both matches will take place at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), with full coverage by Coluna do Fla.

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