Estudiantes de La Plata and Flamengo RJ played out a 0-0 draw in the Copa Libertadores. Neither side found a way through, even as the hosts took far more shots than a visiting team that held most of the possession.

Match Summary

Both teams started in a 4-2-3-1 at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi. F. Muslera began in goal for Estudiantes, with G. Carrillo as the central forward. Flamengo selected A. Rossi in goal and Bruno Henrique at the point of the attack, with Lucas Paquetá and Samuel Lino in supporting roles.

The first half never produced a goal. Flamengo had more of the ball, while Estudiantes looked the more willing to shoot. The main developments were disciplinary. Alexis Castro was booked in the 35th minute, and Estudiantes received another yellow card in the 44th minute. The hosts therefore went into the interval already on two cautions, still level at 0-0.

After half-time the scoreboard stayed frozen. Flamengo picked up a yellow card in the 66th minute, and Jorge Carrascal was booked in the 71st. Estudiantes continued to generate the attempts, finishing with 10 shots and two on target. Flamengo managed one shot and none on target. Juan Gabriel Benitez issued no red cards, and the match ended as it had started.

Key Moments

The caution to Alexis Castro in the 35th minute was the first interruption of note. It did not alter the score, but it left Estudiantes a booking down in a game that still had no goal. The second home yellow in the 44th minute compounded that, because both of Estudiantes' cautions arrived before Flamengo had one.

Once Flamengo were booked after the hour, including Jorge Carrascal in the 71st minute, the yellow count sat at two each and both sides kept 11 players on the pitch. The more important swing was Flamengo's inability to turn possession into a shot on target. That left Estudiantes as the only side with an effort on target, yet their 0.32 expected goals was not enough to win it.

Match Statistics

Flamengo finished with 58 percent of the possession to Estudiantes' 42. The shot count ran the other way, 10 to 1 in favor of the hosts, who put two efforts on target against zero. Expected goals were 0.32 for Estudiantes and 0.04 for Flamengo. Corners were 6-4 to Estudiantes. Yellow cards finished 2-2, with no red cards.

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