Flamengo hosts Cusco at the Maracanã on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 21:30 Brasília time in the final round of the 2026 Copa Libertadores group stage, with the Brazilian club already through and still unbeaten. Flamengo leads Group A with four wins and one draw in five rounds, while Cusco sits last and has yet to win a match in the competition.
The numbers point in the same direction. Flamengo has scored 1.6 goals per game in the group stage and conceded only 0.4, while Cusco averages 0.8 goals scored and 1.8 allowed. Flamengo is also creating more pressure, with 6.2 shots on target per game compared with Cusco’s 4.2, even if Cusco has slightly more corners at 3.6 per match to Flamengo’s 3.2.
The teams have already met once in this year’s Libertadores, and the first meeting offered little encouragement for the visitors. On April 8, 2026, at Estádio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco, Peru, Flamengo won 2-0 at 3,350 meters of altitude. Bruno Henrique scored in the 59th minute of the second half and Arrascaeta added the second in the 47th minute of the second half. Cusco held 50% possession, but Flamengo still finished with 10 shots on target to Cusco’s two.
That result matters because it came in one of the competition’s hardest environments, and it still ended with Flamengo in control. The return match is at the Maracanã, where Flamengo has already won both of its home matches in the group, has conceded only two goals in five games and carries a +9 goal difference. Cusco, by contrast, has been scored on in every round and has lost both of its away matches.
Betting markets reflect that gap. Flamengo was priced around 1.14 for the win at Hiperbet, while Flamengo to score more than 2.5 goals was around 1.65. More than 2.5 goals have landed in three of Flamengo’s last four home games this season, but the clearest read is still a controlled home finish. A 2-0 Flamengo win is the most likely scoreline, Flamengo to win to nil is the stronger market than the straight win price, and both teams not to score is a coherent option given Cusco’s offensive difficulty.
For Flamengo, Tuesday is less about survival than about keeping the tone of a group stage it has already dominated. For Cusco, it is a last chance to avoid leaving the competition without a victory.
