Competition: Copa Libertadores
Market: Flamengo win
Odds: 8/15 @ 1xBet
Two Brazilian giants who will get their respective Copa Libertadores knockout stage adventures underway in the early hours of Thursday, Flamengo will welcome Internacional to the Maracana.
Starting with the hosts, drawing a line under their three-match winless rut last time out as they claimed a 2-1 victory at home against Mirassol, Flamengo will know the importance of securing a first-leg advantage when they return their attention back to Copa Libertadores duties here. Leading the chase at the top of the Serie A standings, Felipe Luis̢۪ side have continued to shine on home soil. Booking a Club World Cup knockout stage ticket earlier in the summer, the Mengao have registered 13 points from their previous five Serie A appearances. Signing off July with a 1-0 win against Atletico-MG, Flamengo have won seven of their last eight showdowns at the Maracana across all competitions Рa run that stems back to a 0-0 stalemate against Botafogo on May 18th. In fact, Thursday̢۪s hosts have not suffered a single defeat against domestic opposition in Rio de Janeiro since the end of January.
As for the visitors, claiming their own welcomed boost last weekend as they clinched a 3-1 victory against Bragantino, Internacional find themselves in a similar position to Thursday̢۪s opponents. However, struggling to find any real stability since opening up the 2025 campaign and almost sat in Serie A limbo, the Colorado have registered consecutive victories across any competition on just a single occasion since the end of April. Hit respective 2-1 losses against Fluminense and Sao Paulo on either side of opening August, the Porto Alegre-based outfit have also struggled to find any real defensive fluidity. Failing to muster a single clean sheet from any of their last six straight outings, Roger Machado̢۪s side should also be concerned by a downbeat record at the Maracana. Despite snatching a 1-1 stalemate when they last travelled to Flamengo back on March 30th, they have mustered just a sole win from any of their previous 10 trips to their domestic rivals.
Bet: Flamengo 8/15 to beat Internacional in Thursday’s Copa Libertadores battle @ 1xBet