Olimpia to face Flamengo in Libertadores Cup

Buenos Aires, March 28 (IANS) Olimpia, the reigning champions of Paraguayan soccer, will face Brazil's Flamengo in the fourth game of Group 2 in the Libertadores Cup.

The Wednesday night match is scheduled to take place at at Defensores del Chaco Stadium in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion, Xinhua reported.

Group standings currently place Argentina's Lanus at the top with seven points, followed by Flamengo with five, Olimpia with four and Ecuador's Emelec, also with four.

Tickets to the match have already sold out, with local fans buying up the 30,000 tickets.

In their previous match, the two teams tied 3-3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after Flamengo recovered from 0-3.

Olimpia is coached by Uruguay's Gerardo Pelusso and boasts among its top players the Argentine forward Maximiliano Biancucchi, a cousin of Lionel Messi.

Famed coach Joel Santana's Flamengo boast a line-up that includes Ronaldinho, former star player for Barcelona and AC Milan, as well as forward Wagner Love.