Flamengo aiming for comeback win against Independiente del Valle in Recopa second leg
Flamengo RJ vs Ind. del Valle - 01/03/2023
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Brazil’s Flamengo will welcome Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle to the Estadio do Maracana on Wednesday. The teams will contest the second leg of the CONMEBOL Recopa 2023.
The CONMEBOL Recopa is the annual two-legged series between the previous campaign’s Copa Libertadores winner and the Copa Sudamericana winner. Flamengo lifted the Libertadores last season, while Independiente del Valle were the Copa Sudamericana winner.
Independiente del Valle won the first leg of the Recopa at home thanks to a solitary goal from Argentine defender Mateo Carabajal. The defender thumped a header into the back of the net in the 69th minute to give Independiente a slender lead.
Flamengo will be home playing on home soil will help them. The team has been hot and cold since the beginning of the year.
The Brazilians are a one-time winner of the Recopa. They lifted the trophy in 2020 thanks to a 5-2 aggregate victory. Which team did Flamengo defeat for the Recopa 2020 trophy? It was Independiente del Valle. Can Flamengo pull off the comeback in the second leg?
Independiente del Valle defeated Aucas 3-0 in the Ecuador Super Cup in early February. The match was played before Independiente defeated Flamengo. They were able to use the Ecuador Super Cup as a springboard before facing off with the high-powered Brazilians.
The first leg match was tight, as neither team wanted to lose the Recopa in the opening match. The second leg is likely to be wider open, with more goals.
Since the 2020 Recopa, Flamengo and Independiente del Valle have played five times. The teams split those five head-to-head matches with two wins, two losses, and one draw apiece.
Flamengo won both matches versus Independiente del Valle played at the Maracana. In 2020’s Recopa second leg, Flamengo won 3-0 at home. In the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage, Flamengo defeated Independiente del Valle at the Maracana 4-0.
The Brazilians defeated Botafogo at the weekend to prepare for the second leg of the Recopa. Flamengo won the match 1-0 in the Guanabara Cup. Flamengo will start the Brazilian Serie A tournament in April.
Independiente del Valle kicked off the first round of the Ecuador Liga with a 3-1 victory against Mushuc Runa. Michael Hoyos scored twice.
Flamengo are on a two-game winning streak at home versus Independiente del Valle. The Brazilians won both games with ease, scoring over 2.5 goals.
Although Independiente del Valle have the upper hand in the Recopa, Flamengo should come back to win the trophy with a 3-1 home victory.
Home team
Away team
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Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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Score
Live
coef.
RSU
472033
1
3 - 1
2.73
21°
1.30
1.30
5.00
8.50
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no
no
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