📋 Libertadores mission: Grêmio and Fluminense announce official line-ups

Grêmio and Fluminense face each other this Tuesday (2nd), at the Arena, in Porto Alegre, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), for the 37th round of the Brasileirão.

The team from Rio occupies the sixth position with 58 points and wants the victory to continue fighting for a spot in the G-5, which would guarantee them direct passage to the group stage of the Conmebol Libertadores 2026.

Meanwhile, the team from Rio Grande do Sul has 46 points and is in 11th place on the table. The goal of the Immortal is to reach the eighth place, currently held by São Paulo, with 48 points, to try to snatch a spot in the qualifying phases of the continental tournament.

For this to happen, Cruzeiro or Fluminense (teams that can finish in the G-5) need to win the Copa do Brasil to open up another spot in the Libertadores via Brasileirão.

Regarding the last match (6 x 0 over São Paulo), coach Luis Zubeldía opted for the inclusion of Ignacio, Nonato, and Soteldo in the places of Thiago Silva, Hércules, and Canobbio, respectively, in Fluminense.

As for Grêmio, coming from a 3 x 2 victory over Palmeiras, coach Mano Menezes chose to place Gustavo Martins, Willian, Alysson, and André Henrique in the spots of Kannemann, Edenilson, Amuzu, and Carlos Vinícius, respectively.

📋 Check out Fluminense's lineup

📋 Check out Grêmio's lineup

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