All to play for as Independiente del Valle face Flamengo

Independiente del Valle and Flamengo clash this Tuesday at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil of the Recopa Sudamericana. Independiente del Valle mark their 2nd participation in the competition, whilst Flamengo, who have already won this tournament, go into their 2nd.

After facing Aucas in Supertaça Equador, Independiente del Valle turn their attention to the Recopa Sudamericana where they challenge Flamengo. Digging back into the archives highlights that Martín Anselmi's team and Vítor Pereira's team have faced each other four times, with Flamengo holding the advantage: 2 victories, against 1 victory of Independiente del Valle. Specifically in the Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Martín Anselmi's team has the advantage in the duels against Vítor Pereira's team: 1 win in 2 games.

In the Recopa Sudamericana, two games were played between the two teams, with 1 win for Flamengo, 1 draw and 0 wins for Independiente del Valle.

Looking into the history of Independiente del Valle in the competition, Jacob Murillo stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 1 goals in total, which has given him the seventeenth position in the Recopa Sudamericana top scorers. Regarding the history of Flamengo in the competition, Vítor Pereira's team's best scorer ever is Gerson, with 2 goals, and occupying the third position in the Recopa Sudamericana top scorers.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Flamengo winning 4x0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.