Estudiantes de La Plata beat Flamengo RJ 3-2 in the Copa Libertadores, finishing a 2-3 result at Estádio do Maracanã. The visitors won after a red card early in the second half, and both teams missed penalties in the 121st minute.

Match Summary

Estudiantes picked up the first caution of the night before the break. Baltasar Gallego Rodriguez was shown a yellow card in the 35th minute for Estudiantes L.P. Flamengo RJ reached half-time without a booking, even as they held the larger share of possession.

The second half opened with a burst of cards for the visitors. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez was booked in the 49th minute. Estudiantes de La Plata then received a red card in the 50th minute and had to continue with 10 men. Santiago Nunez saw a yellow in the 54th minute, and another Estudiantes de La Plata caution followed in the 64th. Flamengo still had not received a card, with Gustavo Tejera as referee.

For more than 40 minutes Estudiantes had to organize with 10 players. Flamengo had the extra body and the ball, yet the official score still belonged to the visitors at 2-3 when the match ended.

Key Moments

The red card in the 50th minute forced Estudiantes de La Plata to finish a man short. They still won 3-2. Flamengo had the extra player and most of the possession and could not turn that edge into the result.

Estudiantes' cautions stacked around that dismissal. Gonzalez Pirez was booked a minute before the red, Nunez four minutes after it, and another yellow came in the 64th minute. The away side took four yellows and a red and still had three goals on the official scoreline.

Both missed penalties in the 121st minute closed the night without a conversion from the spot. Flamengo RJ and Estudiantes de La Plata each failed, and the 2-3 scoreline stood.

Match Statistics

Flamengo finished with 62 percent possession and only four shots, none on target, for 0.37 expected goals. Estudiantes had 38 percent of the ball, seven shots, three on target, and 0.76 expected goals. Corners were 6-5 to the hosts. Flamengo took no yellows and no reds. Estudiantes took four yellows and one red.

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