Fluminense’s path to the 2023 Copa Libertadores final

2023-11-02 20:10:03

02/11/2023 15:10hs.

This Saturday, November 4, the definition of the Copa Libertadores 2023con Fluminense y Boca as rivals in the legendary Maracaná Stadium. Here, a review of Fernando Diniz’s Flu journey to the final of the most important Conmebol competition.

Fluminense’s path to the 2023 Copa Libertadores final

Fluminense integrated the Group D next to River, Sporting Cristal y The Strongest. The Brazilian team became the leader with 10 points, the same as Millonarios, but with a better goal difference (+4 vs. 0). In round of 16 eliminated Argentinos Juniors after drawing 1-1 as a visitor and winning 2-0 at home.

Then, in the quarter finalswon both games against Olympiad and won by an aggregate result of 5 to 1. Finally, in the semifinal, he left Inter de Porto Alegre after equaling at the Maracaná by 2 to 2 and winning at the Beira-Rio by 2 to 1. In this way, they earned a ticket to play in the grand final.

Group stage

He was part of a Group D that became complex as the days went by. The Flu had a great first round, achieving three wins al hello: 1-3 vs. Sporting Cristal, 1-0 vs. The Strongest y ¡5-1! vs. River. Then his level dropped: defeats 0-1 ante The Strongest y 0-2 against River, and then finish with 1-1 at home against Sporting Cristal. It was enough for him to qualify as first in the group.

Round of 16

He faced Argentinos Juniors. First it was in La Paternal, with an agonizing 1-1 thanks to Samuel Xavier (88′) after Gabriel Ávalos (14′) opens the account. In the return leg, at the Maracaná, Samuel Xavier also participated (86′) at the end, to which he added the 2-0 Kennedy’s final (90+7′). Overall 3-1.

Argentinos Juniors – 2-11-2023

Fluminense settled the series against Argentinos

Quarter finals

Loose key for Fluminense. He faced Olympiad and took out a overall ¡5-1! First, he beat 2-0 in Brazil with goals from André (43′) and Germán Cano (59′), and then won 3-1 at home with shouts from Kennedy (24′) and Germán Cano (80′, 90+2′). Facundo Zabala (44′) had partially tied it for the Paraguayans.

Copa Libertadores – 2-11-2023

The summary of Fluminense’s victory against Olimpia

Semifinals

Fluminense was loaded with mystique to reverse a hellish series with Internacional. In the first leg, at home at the Maracaná, they tied 2-2 with goals from Germán Cano (10′, 78′) for Flu and Hugo Mallo (45+5′) and Alan Patrick (64′) for the visit. Then, in Beira-Rio, he got an agonizing result again: lost 1-0 by Gabriel Mercado (10′) and He turned it around with just a few minutes remainingthanks to Kennedy (81′) and Germán Cano (88′). They took the series 4-3.

Copa Libertadores – 2-11-2023

Flu defeated Inter and is a finalist