Although it will be a neutral stadium this time, the legendary Rio Stadium is where Flu usually plays at home and suffered no defeats this edition.
Since the 2019 edition, the Libertadores Cup An important point in the regulations was changed and the finals changed from a touring series to a single match on a neutral ground. But in this 2023 edition it will be the first time that one of the teams reaches the decisive match, in this case Fluminense, which usually uses the main office designated several months in advance.
HOW FLUMINENSE REACHED THE CUP FINAL
It is worth noting that the Maracana It was already the scene of the 2020 final battle, but that edition had Palmeiras and Santos, two teams from São Paulo, as finalists in a match that was played without an audience due to Covid.
HOW FLUMINENSE WAS IN THE MARACANA DURING THIS EDITION
Although the seat distribution for fans was fair and even in the draw the place was for Bocait is clear that Flu has had the advantage of playing at home for many years and, As far as the current Libertadores are concerned, they knew no defeat.
Fernando Diniz’s team was part of Group D and hosted the first match defeated De Sterkste 1-0while his best production was none other than before River, which they defeated 5-1 and, already in the last match of the phase, 1-1 draw against Sporting Cristal.
In the round of 16, Fluminense eliminated Argentinos Juniors with a 2-0 win; In the quarter-finals they defeated Olimpia 2-0 in the first leg. and then he locked the key in Asunción, while he was in suspense semi-final against Inter with a 2-2 draw at home and then scored an epic win in Beira Río.
The balance sheet shows that he played six matches, of which won four and drew two, with 13 goals for and only four against.
Source: Goal