Revisited: Flamengo lose 3–2 on penalties to Estudiantes after goalless semi-final leg
Flamengo could not turn a numerical advantage into a goal in the October 22 Libertadores return leg.
Flamengo’s 2026 Libertadores campaign ended on October 22. A 0–0 draw with Estudiantes at the Maracanã in the semi-final second leg was followed by a 3–2 shootout defeat, leaving Flamengo outside the final.
The match gave Flamengo an opportunity to change the outcome. According to the club’s report, Baltasar Rodríguez was sent off for a second yellow card early in the second half, reducing Estudiantes to ten players. Flamengo did not score in the time that remained.
The report records a Plata header saved by Muslera and a late Paquetá header that went close to the post. The score stayed level until the final whistle, sending qualification to penalties. Creating those chances did not produce the goal needed to settle the tie during the match.
Estudiantes won the shootout and advanced. Flamengo’s opportunities in the home leg ended without the goal that might have opened a route to the final.
