Flamengo vs. Estudiantes: Estudiantes Advance After 0–0 Draw

Updated October 23, 2026: Estudiantes advanced from the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores semifinal after a 0–0 draw with Flamengo at the Maracanã and a 3–2 win in the penalty shootout. The official CONMEBOL match center lists the match as finished, shows a 0–0 full-time score and a 0–0 aggregate, and displays the shootout as Flamengo 2, Estudiantes 3. Estudiantes’ official match page also records the 0–0 score. The result sends the club from La Plata to the tournament final.

Flamengo vs. Estudiantes: final match details

• Competition: 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores semifinal, second leg
• Final score after regulation: Flamengo 0–0 Estudiantes
• Penalty shootout: Estudiantes won 3–2
• Aggregate: 0–0 across the two legs
• Venue: Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Kickoff: Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 9:30 p.m. in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília Time (BRT, UTC−03:00); that was Friday, October 23, at 00:30 UTC
• First leg: Estudiantes 0–0 Flamengo in La Plata on October 15

The date changes when the kickoff is expressed in UTC: the match began late Thursday in Rio and just after midnight Friday in UTC. CONMEBOL’s match center lists the venue and local 9:30 p.m. kickoff. The Brazilian National Observatory lists Rio de Janeiro at UTC−03:00, so the local time converts to 00:30 UTC on Friday, October 23. The APF match record identifies the fixture as match 989.

What the 0–0 result means

Neither side scored in either leg of the semifinal. The teams had drawn 0–0 in La Plata on October 15, then played another scoreless match in Rio on October 22. CONMEBOL’s match center records the return leg as a 0–0 full-time result and the overall tie as 0–0. The shootout decided which club advanced; it does not change the match score to 3–2.

Because the first leg was also level, the return match did not begin with either team holding an aggregate advantage. CONMEBOL’s official preview explained that a draw in the second leg would send the tie to penalties. That is what happened: after the second 0–0, Estudiantes won the shootout 3–2. The official record supports the score and qualification outcome, but this update does not add an unverified account of individual penalty attempts.

This distinction matters when reading match listings. A 0–0 result describes the match itself, while a penalty score explains how a knockout tie was resolved. For Flamengo vs. Estudiantes, the confirmed result is a 0–0 second leg, a 0–0 aggregate and an Estudiantes shootout victory by 3–2.

Confirmed starting lineups

The APF match center and Estudiantes’ official match page publish both starting XIs. Flamengo’s confirmed starters were:

• Flamengo: Agustín Rossi, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, Erick Pulgar, Pedro, Lucas Paquetá, Jorge Carrascal, Samuel Lino, Jorginho, Emerson Royal and Alex Sandro.

Estudiantes’ confirmed starting XI was:

• Estudiantes: Santiago Núñez, Marcos Rojo, Guido Carrillo, Leandro González Pírez, Fernando Muslera, Joaquín Tobio Burgos, Ezequiel Piovi, Alexis Castro, Baltasar Rodríguez, Joaquín Correa and Eros Mancuso.

The lineup details are useful for identifying the players selected, but the starting teams alone do not establish which side controlled the match or created the better chances. The confirmed outcome remains the 0–0 score followed by Estudiantes’ shootout win. The club match page also lists Gustavo Tejera as the referee and records the changes made during the game.

First-leg context

The semifinal remained level after the first meeting at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata. CONMEBOL’s preview reported that Flamengo had 55.2% possession in that match, while Estudiantes attempted 21 shots, including six on target. Flamengo had five shots and none on target, and Agustín Rossi made six saves. Those figures describe the first leg only; they should not be read as second-leg statistics.

The first-leg numbers help explain why the tie arrived in Rio without a team in front on aggregate. Flamengo had more possession, while Estudiantes registered more attempts and tested the goalkeeper more often. Still, neither side scored in La Plata. The same scoreline in the return fixture left no aggregate goal difference between the clubs, so the semifinal needed a shootout to produce a finalist.

Estudiantes’ route to the final

Estudiantes’ 3–2 shootout victory ended the semifinal and secured its place in the 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores final. The final is scheduled for Saturday, November 28, at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay, according to CONMEBOL’s published tournament schedule. That date and venue are tournament scheduling details; kickoff time and any later changes should be checked against CONMEBOL’s current final notice.

The key confirmed facts are straightforward: the second leg at the Maracanã finished 0–0, the aggregate remained 0–0, and Estudiantes won the penalty shootout 3–2. CONMEBOL’s English-language match center records the final score and shootout tally, while Estudiantes’ official match page records the 0–0 and both teams’ match information. The Brazilian National Observatory confirms Rio’s UTC offset, and the APF fixture page identifies the match. No goal scorer is listed for the second leg because no goal was scored in regulation, and no penalty-by-penalty sequence is included here without a verified official record.

Sources: CONMEBOL official match center; Estudiantes official match page; APF match record; CONMEBOL semifinal preview and first-leg statistics; Brazilian National Observatory time-zone table; CONMEBOL final schedule.