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Flamengo and Internacional Face Off in Libertadores and Brasileirão in the Coming Days

Flamengo, last Wednesday (13), won the first match of a sequence of three games against Internacional, for the Libertadores and Brasileirão. Now, the teams will face each other again this Sunday (17), for the league championship. Starting in the match, Samuel Lino looked ahead to the upcoming clashes and highlighted Mengão’s preparation.

— I think it’s hard to say because you’re going to play three times against the same team and the same players, so I don’t know if there’s anything positive about that. The good thing is that it’s a big competition, two games are for the Libertadores and the other is for the Brasileirão, where we’re fighting at the top of the table. And well, what we have to do to get a positive result is go into the second game, study, improve, and move on to the next ones,” said Samuel Lino.

HOW ARE FLAMENGO AND INTERNACIONAL DOING THIS SEASON?

Flamengo currently leads the Campeonato Brasileiro with 40 points. So far, Filipe Luís’s team has racked up 12 wins, four draws, and just two losses. On the other hand, Internacional is going through a ‘troubled’ moment in the season and sits in 11th place, with 24 points.

Furthermore, in the Libertadores, Flamengo and Internacional are facing each other in the round of 16 of the tournament. In the first leg, held at Maracanã, Filipe Luís’s team came out on top, winning 1-0 with a goal from Bruno Henrique. Thus, in the return match, o Mais Querido can even draw and still secure a spot in the next phase of the competition.

WHEN DO FLAMENGO AND INTERNACIONAL FACE EACH OTHER?

With Samuel Lino available, Flamengo will face Internacional again this Sunday (17), in a match valid for the 20th round of the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre. As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring the best coverage on the internet, through YouTube, their website, and social media.

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