That ends the live commentary of Flamengo-Real Potosí – Thanks for joining us.
Full Time: Once Caldas 2-2 Internacional – Inter are also through to the Group Stage
Man of the Match: Luiz Antônio (Flamengo)
Full Time: Flamengo 2-0 Real Potosí – Flamengo are in the Group Stage
90’+3 GOAL! Flamengo 2-0 Real Potosí (Ronaldinho) – Negueba wins the ball back, Léo Moura crosses to Ronaldinho who holds off his marker and slots in the corner.
90’+2 Camacho plays in Negueba down the right, who rounds the keeper but can’t keep the ball on, with Ronaldinho once more free in the centre.
90’+1 Léo Moura bursts down the right, but fails to get a cross in with Ronaldinho free in the centre.
90′ Brittes booked for deliberate handball as the ball is launched into the Flamengo area.
90′ Flamengo have Potosí pinned back. It couldn’t happen now, could it?
88′ Lovely passage of play for Fla with Luiz Antônio and Camacho central. Ends when Muralha fires over from 20 yards.
85′ Negueba and Ronaldinho threaten to break into the box once more, but Ronnie can’t pick out his youthful colleague.
84′ Ten-man Potosi struggling to leave their own half once more. The fresh legs are working for Fla.
82′ On comes Negueba for the hosts with Deivid making way. Some fresh legs in attack.
79′ Luiz Antônio goes close for Flamengo.
78′ Red Card. Second yellow for Centurion. Real Potosí now down to 10 men.
77′ Danger! Brittes heads just wide at the back-post with Wellinton having wandered-off. Fla must be more careful
Substitutions: Camacho and Muralha on. Renato and Bottinelli off. #youth
75′ That was truely pathetic defending from Renato Abreu at the edge of his own box, but he is saved as Willians wins a free-kick
73′ Felipe comes out well to claim a cross as Potosí begin to look threatening.
71′ Once more Léo Moura has been outstanding for Flamengo in all aspects of his game. It’s a shame some of his team-mates don’t have a similar positive attitude.
68′ Hard to see Potosí scoring so far, but Flamengo are far too complacent here. Another goal needed desperately.
66′ Willians robbed of ball in midfield, but Potosí waste the counter. Fla getting complacent here.
64′ Renato doing what he does best, firing wide of the goal from range once more.
63′ Power! Some pretty stuff from Flamengo around the box, with Ronaldinho central before Luiz Antônio fires a shot from distance at the keeper.
60′ What’s this? Potosí possession?! Incredible stuff…
56′ When Flamengo eventually do cross a free-kick the keeper is lost. Bemusing tactics from Flamengo.
54′ Renato Abreu wastes yet another long-range free-kick by shooting well off-target.
52′ Léo Moura charges down the right once more, but is denied by a good tackle from Rivero.
50′ Lapczyk rushes out to the feet of Deivid to deny the striker a scoring chance.
48′ Wasted by Bottinelli from 35 yards out. Why not cross it?!
47′ Yellow Card. Alberto Alarcon bodychecks Júnior César to enter the book and give Flamengo a dangerous free-kick.
46′ Flamengo get the second-half underway.
“The team was calm and kept possession of the ball, playing well. Thanks to god my shot was deflected in and we got ourselves in front.” – Léo Moura at half-time.
Half-time: Flamengo 1-0 Real Potosí (Agg. 2-2)
45′ From the resulting free-kick, the ball is smashed goal-bound by Renato Abreu, but the keeper pulls off a comfortable save for the cameras.
44′ Yellow Card. Centurion booked for a foul on Bottinelli in the midfield.
43′ Is this redemption for Vanderlei Luxemburgo? Seems unlikely, with rumours of his departure growing throughout the day.
GOAL! Flamengo 1-0 Real Potosí (Léo Moura) – Ronaldinho’s free-kick from the right is headed in by the right-back at the front-post.
39′ Chance! Now Deivid gets a chance to shoot in the box, but it is straight at Lapczyk. Unconvincing save though.
38′ Now Lapczyk comes to his own rescue, flying out of goal quickly to deny Ronaldinho the chance to shoot.
37′ Post! Ronaldinho finds Luiz Antônio on the right, a lay-off inside finds Bottinelli who fires left-footed at goal, clipping the outside of the post.
35′ Potosi just cannot keep the ball once they cross the halfway line. Unwilling to commit numbers forward and Flamengo defending them well.
33′ Woow! Botinelli should hit the target. After clever link-up play he gets a free shot from the edge of the box but absolutely leathers it just over the bar.
32′ Luiz Antônio and Ronaldinho try a clever one-two at the edge of the area, but the former-Barca man’s touch is poor.
30′ Potosi struggling to retain possession as Flamengo press high up the pitch. No chances recently for the hosts though.
29′ Still all Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, as a Potosi counter-attack is easily snuffed out before it has begun.
GOALFLASH – Once Caldas 2-2 Internacional (Mario González) (Agg. 2-3)
GOALFLASH – Once Caldas 1-2 Internacional (Tinga) (Agg. 1-3)
25′ Renato crashes into a Bolivian midfielder and gives away a free-kick. Felipe does well to claim the cross.
21′ Yellow Card. Now it is Potosí with a dangerous free-kick. Léo Moura booked for handball, but the free-kick is sliced well wide by Yecerotte.
20′ Fla reaping havoc down the right-flank and this time the ball bounces up to Darío Bottinelli who fires a volleyed effort wide of the far-post.
19′ Ronaldinho lines-up a free-kick from 30 yards, but rather predictably fires it over the bar.
17′ Potosí need to plug the Flamengo right hand-side, where Luiz Antônio and Léo Moura are running riot so far. Gonna be a long night for the Bolivians at this rate.
15′ After good work from Luiz Antônio, Renato’s long range effort is well saved by goalkeeper Lapczyk down low to his right.
GOALFLASH – Once Caldas 1-1 Internacional (D’Alessandro pen) (Agg. 1-2)
12′ Closer! Léo Moura picks out Ronaldinho at the back-post, but the star heads over from five yards.
10′ Close! Fantastic ball from Ronaldinho to pick out Léo Moura who flashes a ball across the area, but Deivid can’t turn it in at the back post.
7′ Flamengo are probing from midfield, mainly down the Potosí right hand-side. Nothing doing for the moment.
GOALFLASH – Once Caldas 1-0 Internacional (Nuñez pen) (Agg. 1-1)
4′ All Flamengo possession so far, can they create more than last week?
2′ Deivid denied a chance to get a shot on goal as the offside flag is raised.
1′ Real Potosí kick-off in the Engenhão.
Flamengo team: Felipe; Léo Moura, Welinton, David, Junior Cesar; Willians, Luiz Antônio; Renato, Bottinelli; Ronaldinho, Deivid.
Pre-match: Replacing the former-Real Madrid coach will be Joel Santana, of Bahia. Santana is a favourite at Flamengo having achieved success with the club in the past, as he has at all of Rio de Janeiro’s top sides.
Pre-match: Hello and welcome to the Sambafoot coverage of Flamengo x Real Potosí in the Copa Libertadores, on the day when it seems Flamengo are saying goodbye to manager Vanderle Luxemburgo.
