📋 Chasing back-to-back titles, Fluminense named for Libertadores opener

📋 Chasing back-to-back titles, Fluminense named for Libertadores opener

Fluminense make their debut in the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores this Tuesday (7), at 7 p.m. (Brasília time).

The first challenge on the road to a second intercontinental title is Deportivo La Guaira, at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela.

The Rio Tricolor were drawn into Group C alongside the Venezuelans, Argentina’s Independiente Rivadavia, and Bolivia’s Bolívar.

Compared to the last match (a 1-1 draw with Coritiba in the Brasileirão), coach Luis Zubeldía chose to bring in Samuel Xavier, Jemmes, Renê, Lucho Acosta, Savarino, Canobbio, and John Kennedy in place of Guga, Ignacio, Guilherme Arana, PH Ganso, Serna, Soteldo, and Castillo, respectively, for Fluminense.

📅 Road to the second title

• Matchday 2 - 04/15 - Fluminense vs. Independiente Rivadavia (Maracanã)
• Matchday 3 - 04/30 - Bolívar vs. Fluminense (La Paz - Bolivia)
• Matchday 4 - 05/06 - Independiente Rivadavia vs. Fluminense (Mendoza - Argentina)
• Matchday 5 - 05/19 - Fluminense vs. Bolívar (Maracanã)
• Matchday 6 - 05/27 - Fluminense vs. La Guaira (Maracanã)

📋 Check out Fluminense’s lineup

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