Fla win again, knock out Inter and reach Libertadores quarter-finals

This Wednesday (20th), Flamengo defeated Internacional 2-0 at Beira-Rio in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the Conmebol Libertadores.

Having won the first leg 1-0 at Maracanã (3-0 on aggregate), the Rubro-Negro secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the continent's main club tournament.

Highlights coming soon

Before the match started, there was everything. 

There was the traditional and beautiful celebration by the Internacional fans with the streets of fire!

Senhoras e senhores, com vocês: as famosas e incomparáveis 𝗥𝘂𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗴𝗼. 🧨🛣️

🇦🇹 Das águas, erguemos esse estádio. Nas chamas, fazemos dele um caldeirão. 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗦 𝗗𝗢 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥, 𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗦! 🇦🇹

📽️ Kainã Rodrigues pic.twitter.com/w2oV6pm4fS

— Sport Club Internacional (@SCInternacional) August 20, 2025

There was also an unbelievable confetti shower that delayed the start of the match by 20 minutes. 

+ 'Rushed' confetti shower guarantees a storm of memes

⚽ The Match

Once the match started, what was seen was a team fully aware of its technical and tactical superiority against another that sought, without any organization, to overcome the disadvantage from the first leg. 

Flamengo completely dominated the actions, with an impressive 62% ball possession and special mention to Jorginho, who was sovereign in midfield and the "voice" of coach Filipe Luís on the field. 

O primeiro tempo de Jorginho é simplesmente ASSUSTADOR.

Joga, controla, não deixa o adversário jogar, toma sempre as melhores decisões possíveis e sempre deixa os companheiros em boas condições.

Nível alto. Jorginho botou o jogo debaixo dos braços e ninguém do Inter tira. 🪄 pic.twitter.com/AD4OfKMA0N

— Sem Clubismo (@SemClubismo_FC) August 21, 2025

Spanish player Saúl also played a key role in the first half, partnering with Jorginho in midfield. 

Es una primera parte verdaderamente seria de Saúl Ñíguez.

El Flamengo está dominando el juego a través de los pases al espacio de Jorginho y Saúl, pudiendo explotar con inteligencia la velocidad de sus extremos.

El ilicitano, poco a poco, va disipando las dudas sobre su nivel. pic.twitter.com/GLs4qFp1Qz

— Alejandro Pinto (@AleejandroPinto) August 21, 2025

- 🇮🇹🇧🇷🇪🇸

Saúl Ñíguez e Jorginho como dupla de volantes é um espetáculo 🎭

jogaram desfilando em campo de novo em um jogo decisivo de Libertadores 🕴️ pic.twitter.com/DHyfeyqjoV

— 𝑫𝒊𝒆𝒈𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒂 ❤️🖤 (@DGcorreiaPeres) August 21, 2025

Such superiority was reflected on the scoreboard.

In a great collective play, with Bruno Henrique "opening the game" on the left for Samuel Lino and a bizarre mistake by Rochet, Arrascaeta put Flamengo ahead, after an assist from Gonzalo Plata.

Inter, on the other hand, showed extreme fragility in the offensive sector. 

No tactical organization, no play creation, leaving goalkeeper Rossi as a mere spectator.

After the break, Flamengo maintained control of the game, keeping the Internacional team absolutely "under control". 

Just like in the first half, Bruno Henrique had a goal disallowed for offside. 

In the final stretch, Internacional tried to equalize in any way possible and hit Rossi's post after a shot by Borré.

However, in the last minute of regulation time, Luiz Araújo crossed from the left, Léo Pereira made a slight deflection in the area, and Pedro completed into the empty net to extend the lead.

🚦 What's Next

With the qualification, Flamengo will face Estudiantes in the quarterfinals. 

The first match will be at Maracanã, with the return leg being played in La Plata, Argentina.

By advancing in the Libertadores, the Rubro-Negro club pocketed an additional 1.7 million dollars (about R$ 9.3 million) as a prize from Conmebol.

The quarterfinals will take place in the weeks of September 16 and 23.

The grand final of the tournament will be on November 29, at the Monumental Stadium in Lima, Peru, where the Cariocas were twice Libertadores champions, in 2019.

Internacional returns to the field next Saturday (23rd), when they visit Cruzeiro at Mineirão, for the 21st round of the Brasileirão, where they occupy the 12th place with 24 points.

The leader Flamengo, with 43 points, will only play on Monday (25th), when they host Vitória at Maracanã.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 SILVIO AVILA - AFP or licensors