Tolima vs Flamengo – Flamengo meet Deportes Tolima in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores last-16 tie on Wednesday. Hernan Torres’ team finished second in Group D, while their unbeaten opponents won Group H.
The recently dethroned Colombian champions beat America Mineiro and Independiente del Valle to finish second in Group D behind Atletico Mineiro.
Torres’s men recovered from an opening-day loss against the group winners to go unbeaten in their following five Group D matches. They sealed their spot in the knockout rounds with a 2-1 win over Atletico Mineiro on the last matchday.
The hosts enter into the opening leg of their last-16 tie having lost just two of their last 18 matches in all tournaments, albeit one of those came against Atletico Nacional earlier this week when they lost the Colombian top-flight title over two legs.
Tolima vs Flamengo – Betting Analysis
Flamengo’s continental nous is well-documented, as the Brazilian giants look to win South America’s premier prize for the third time and end a three-year drought in the competition.
Dorival Junior’s club was one of three to reach the final 16 without losing a game, along with River Plate and Palmeiras. They only dropped two points on way to topping Group H.
Flamengo lost five of six after the group stage of the Brasileiro and Copa do Brasil until Saturday. Junior’s side reached the last 16 by scoring twice in all of their group-stage matches, but they lost at this level in their prior two non-final Copa Libertadores campaigns.
Tolima vs Flamengo – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Away Win or Draw
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