We are building up to the Flamengo vs Vélez Sarsfield Copa Libertadores game as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players are in.
Let’s look at the starting XI for Flamengo which is confirmed as follows:
Flamengo
Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto #1
Also known as Santos
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Campina Grande, Brazil
Filipe Luís Kasmirski
Also known as Filipe Luís
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria
Also known as Fabrício Bruno
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Contagem, Brazil
Pablo Nascimento Castro
Also known as Pablo Castro
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Luis, Brazil
Rodinei Marcelo de Almeida
Also known as Rodinei
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil
João Victor Gomes da Silva
Also known as João Gomes
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Arturo Vidal #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Santiago, Chile
Giorgian De Arrascaeta
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Nuevo Berlín, Uruguay
Everton Sousa Soares
Also known as Everton
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Maracanaú, Brazil
Éverton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro
Also known as Éverton Ribeiro
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Arujá, Brazil
Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos
Also known as Pedro
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The starting line-up for Vélez Sarsfield has also been confirmed as follows:
Vélez Sarsfield
Leonardo Burián #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 38
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Melo, Uruguay
Francisco Ortega
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Santa Fé, Argentina
Matías de los Santos
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Salto, Uruguay
Miguel Brizuela
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Bueno Aires, Argentina
Leonardo Jara
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Corrientes, Argentina
Santiago Cáseres
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Parque Leloir, Argentina
Nicolás Garayalde
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
José Florentín
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 26
Lucas Janson
Forward
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Olavarría, Argentina
Luca Orellano
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Lucas Pratto
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: La Plata, Argentina
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