📋 Flu named to face Platense in Libertadores quarter-final opener

📋 Flu named to face Platense in Libertadores quarter-final opener Fluminense hosts Platense at the Maracanã this Tuesday (8) at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) in the first leg of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores quarterfinals. The return leg is scheduled for next Tuesday (15), at the same time, at Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Whoever advances will face LDU or Palmeiras, who meet on Wednesday (9) at Nubank Parque and on Wednesday (16) in Quito, Ecuador. On the other side of the bracket, Estudiantes, Corinthians, Independiente del Valle, and Flamengo are still alive in the fight for the continental title. Compared to the last match (a 1-0 win over Vasco in the Brasileirão), coach Marcão opted to bring in Thiago Silva and Kevin Serna in place of Ignacio and Canobbio, respectively, for Fluminense. 📋 Check out Fluminense's lineup Featured photo: Disclosure/X Fluminense F.C. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.