Flamengo secure huge result in Quito's altitude 🎥

September 11, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

Flamengo traveled to Quito and its 2,850 m above sea level to face Independiente del Valle this Thursday (10).

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And it secured a great result by beating the Ecuadorian side 2-0 at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.

Bruno Henrique and Léo Pereira scored the goals on Ecuadorian soil.

Ensuring a good advantage for the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals.

It was the first away win over a rival that had once even handed Fla a 5-0 defeat.

Check out the highlights below.

Del Valle pressure (as expected)

The Ecuadorian team did what was expected of it: it had more possession and tried to pin Flamengo back from the start.

Rubro-Negro even managed to move the ball around and “catch its breath” in the first 15 minutes.

But it gradually lost steam against an opponent that began to take control of the game.

Del Valle showed superiority in the first half, but had only one real dangerous chance: a shot off the post from its top scorer Carlos González.

Del Valle had ten shots before the break. Flamengo had none.

The home side came back without Carlos González, who got injured.

Leonardo Jardim, meanwhile, chose not to make any changes at first.

Flamengo’s search for its first real chance came to fruition in the 61st minute.

Counterattack, Lino played in, and Bruno Henrique scored.

It was his 23rd for Fla in the Libertadores. And his 120th overall.

Del Valle tried to respond immediately. But Ayrton Lucas came up with two saves.

And what was already good... got even better!

After a corner, Léo Pereira rose highest to make it 2-0 (75').

It was his 20th goal in the red-and-black shirt.

The substitutions made by Joaquín Papa did not have the effect he had hoped for.

Flamengo, meanwhile, with its superior squad, managed to control the opponent’s momentum.

After a first half in which it could not get going, Flamengo “was Flamengo” and moved closer to yet another semifinal.

The second leg will be next Thursday (17), with the Maracanã as the stage.

CRF can even lose by one goal.

Del Valle will need to win by three goals to advance in regulation time.

A two-goal win will force a penalty shootout.

Whoever goes through will secure prize money of $2.3 million.

And will already know who their semifinal opponent will be.

After the 1-1 draw in Argentina, the second Corinthians vs. Estudiantes match will be in Itaquera on Wednesday (16).

Before that, Fla will have a challenge in round 27 of the Brazilian Championship, as it hosts Corinthians on Sunday (13).

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