Copa Libertadores final: Palmeiras vs Flamengo – teams, start, lineups

Who: Palmeiras and Flamengo
What: Copa Libertadores final
Where: Monumental Stadium, Lima successful Peru
When: Saturday, November 29 astatine 4pm (21:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll person each the build-up connected Al Jazeera Sport from 18:00 GMT successful beforehand of our substance commentary stream.

The caller Brazilian dominance of the Copa Libertadores continues connected Saturday erstwhile a squad from the South American federation volition assistance the continental trophy for the eighth clip successful the past 9 years.

Flamengo pb Palmeiras by 5 points with 2 games to play successful the existent play successful Brazil’s Serie A aft the sides finished 2nd and 3rd past play down Botafogo.

In the meantime, the showpiece trophy connected the continent is up for grabs successful the Peruvian superior of Lima, and possibly with it, the bragging rights for the winner, nary substance who comes retired connected apical successful the home league.

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look astatine Saturday’s last betwixt 2 of the biggest names successful the planetary nine crippled extracurricular of European football.

Who are the existent Copa Libertadores holders?

Botafogo did the treble past play with Brazil’s Serie A title, portion besides lifting the Copa Libertadores trophy.

It was Botafogo’s archetypal quality successful a final, and they sealed the triumph with a 3-1 triumph against Atletico Mineiro successful the lucifer staged successful the Argentinian superior of Buenos Aires.

How did Palmeiras scope the Copa Libertadores final?

Raphael Veiga scored twice, and Palmeiras overturned a 3-0 first-leg shortage with a 4-0 triumph implicit Liga Deportiva of Ecuador successful the Copa Libertadores semifinals.

Midfielder Veiga scored successful the 68th and 82nd minutes aft Ramon Sosa and Bruno Fuchs’s first-half goals.

Abel Ferreira’s broadside won each six of their radical signifier matches, portion seeing disconnected Argentina’s River Plate successful the quarterfinals.

How did Flamengo scope the Copa Libertadores final?

Flamengo reached the Copa Libertadores last aft salvaging a scoreless gully against Argentinian broadside Racing Club successful the 2nd limb of their semifinal.

The Brazilian nine managed to clasp connected to the 1-0 pb it took successful the archetypal leg despite playing astir of the 2nd fractional with 10 men aft Gonzalo Plata was sent disconnected successful the 56th minute.

Flamengo had limped to 2nd spot successful their radical with 3 wins and 1 decision from six games, and needed penalties to bushed Estudiantes of Argentina successful the quarterfinals.

What is Palmeiras’s grounds successful the Copa Libertadores?

Palmerias are three-time winners, with their archetypal triumph coming successful 1999. Their 2nd triumph came successful 2020, with their 3rd rubric coming the pursuing play – erstwhile they bushed Flamengo successful the final.

What is Flamengo’s grounds successful the Copa Libertadores?

Flamengo volition besides beryllium aiming to triumph the prestigious South American tourney for the 4th time, having antecedently claimed triumph successful 1981, 2019 and 2022.

Flamengo shot fans spot their squad disconnected arsenic it arrives astatine the airdrome earlier flying to Peru for the Copa Libertadores last [Bruna Prado/AP]

How ascendant are Brazil successful the Copa Libertadores?

This is the eighth rubric successful the past 9 editions of the tourney that volition beryllium competed for by Brazilian sides.

Brazilian teams person won each Copa Libertadores rubric since 2019, with Saturday’s finalists winning 2 each successful that period.

What happened the past clip Palmeiras played Flamengo?

Flamengo were 3-2 winners successful October against their nearest rivals for the Serie A rubric successful Brazil. They besides won 2-0 astatine Palmeiras earlier successful the campaign, successful what present appears the archetypal of a decisive league treble arsenic the home play draws to a close.

Is determination expected to beryllium occupation astatine the Copa Libertadores final?

Rio de Janeiro constabulary officers and shot fans clashed connected Wednesday adjacent the city’s planetary airdrome arsenic Flamengo’s squad prepared to question to Peru to look Palmeiras.

Local media reported that astir a twelve fans entered the Flamengo autobus from the ceiling arsenic thousands cheered outside. Footage showed officials utilizing teardrop state and rubber bullets amid the clashes, with immoderate fans warring back.

Flamengo midfielder Saul Niguez joked astir the incidental connected his societal media channels, showing fans entering the autobus from the top.

“We person immoderate caller signings,” the erstwhile Atletico Madrid subordinate wrote.

The Brazilian nine did not remark connected the incident. Authorities besides did not remark connected injuries oregon arrests.

Head-to-head

This is the 48th gathering betwixt the sides, with Flamengo claiming 16 victories and Palmeiras taking the spoils connected 15 occasions.

Palmeiras squad news

Figueiredo remains sidelined pursuing a cruciate ligament wounded sustained successful March.

Lucas Evangelista misses retired with a thigh problem, portion erstwhile Tottenham midfielder Paulinho is ruled retired by a shin injury.

Weverton’s fractured manus means the goalkeeper remains a dense doubt, but his instrumentality hasn’t wholly been ruled retired aft his caller instrumentality to airy training.

Flamengo squad news

Gonzalo Plata misses retired done suspension pursuing his reddish paper successful the semifinal against Racing Club. Pedro misses retired owed to a thigh injury.

Henrique scored a precocious equaliser aft coming connected arsenic a substitute against Atletico Mineiro successful the astir caller league lucifer and is pushing for a start.

Palmeiras predicted starting lineup

Lomba; Khellven, Gomez, Cerqueira, Piquerez; Allan, Moreno; Pereira, Lopez, Anderson; Roque

Flamengo predicted starting lineup

Rossi; Sandro, Pereira, Danilo, Varela; Jorginho, Pulgar; De Arrascaeta, Carrascal, Araujo; Henrique