Quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores are about to begin and we have a Brazilian clash between Corinthians and Flamengo at Neo Quimica Arena. For this first leg match, we think the home team is the favourite, so we recommend a home win or draw bet for this game.

The Sao Paulo based team arrived to this instance of the tournament after defeating Argentina giants Boca Juniors in the round of 16. It was a very close tie that was ultimately defined by penalty shootouts after goal less draws in both legs.

Precisely, defense has been the most valuable asset of the Timao so far in the tournament. They have only received four goals in eight matches. Playing at home, visiting teams have only scored once, which makes the idea of a win at Neo Quimica Arena a very hard thought. In this sense, veteran goalkeeper and team captain Cassio has been one of the outstanding players of the squad so far.

Critics may say that the team lacks offensive power, and altough it may seem true in the statistics, they have been intelligent enough to seize their chances in every match to get the win. They will have a tough rival in front of them for this leg, so a good defense and counterattack will be the key for the match.

Flamengo, on the other side, is one of the favourite teams to win the competition. Even more after signing world class players such as Everton and Arturo Vidal. Nevertheless, having a team full of stars is not enough if you do not have team chemistry. It is still to be seen how so many talented players can merge together to form a winning side or if such an overpopulation ends in nothing else than disappointment.

解放者杯的四分之一决赛即将开始，科林蒂安将和和弗拉门戈上演巴西内战。对于首回合比赛，我们认为主队是最赢球的热门，因此我们建议本场比赛选择主场获胜或平局。

圣保罗在 ​​16 强赛中击败阿根廷豪门博卡青年队后参加了本次比赛。这是一场非常接近的平局，最终由两回合均无进球平局后的点球大战决定。

准确地说，防守一直是球队迄今为止在本届赛事中最宝贵的资产。他们在八场比赛中只进了四个球。在主场比赛时，客队只进过一球，这使得在新基米卡竞技场获胜的想法变得非常艰难。从这个意义上说，老将门将兼队长卡西奥一直是球队迄今为止表现出色的球员之一。

批评者可能会说球队缺乏进攻能力，尽管这在统计上，他们已经足够聪明，能够在每场比赛中抓住机会取得胜利。这场比赛，他们将面对一个强硬的对手，因此良好的防守和反击将是比赛的关键。

另一方面，弗拉门戈是最喜欢赢得比赛的球队之一。在签下埃弗顿和阿图罗·维达尔等世界级球员之后更是如此。然而，如果没有团队化学反应，那么拥有一支充满明星的团队是不够的。这么多才华横溢的球员如何融合在一起形成一支胜利的球队。预测科林蒂安不败。