Overview
- Flamengo coach Filipe Luis selected Agustín Rossi in goal; defenders Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; midfielders Evertton Araújo, Jorginho and Saúl Ñíguez; and a front three of Gonzalo Plata, Samuel Lino and Luis Araújo.
- Internacional manager Roger Machado named Sergio Rochet in goal; a back four of Braian Aguirre, Juninho, Vitão and Alexandro Bernabei; midfielders Thiago Maia, Alan Rodríguez and Bruno Tabata; and forwards Alan Patrick, Wesley and Ricardo Mathias.
- Flamengo secured 11 points in the group stage with six goals scored and three conceded, while Internacional also amassed 11 points but led its section with a 12–8 goal record.
- The clubs have met 90 times in official competition, with Internacional holding a slight edge of 33 wins to Flamengo’s 30 and their last encounter ending 1–1 in the 2025 Brasileirão at the Maracanã.
- Tonight’s match at the Maracanã kicks off at 21:30 local time, and the two-legged tie will be decided by aggregate score and away goals with the second leg in Porto Alegre on August 20.