Two South American giants meet in the Copa Libertadores Final on Saturday night in Lima and Tim Stillman thinks Flamengo will edge an entertaining encounter- According lớn the best free soccer prediction page!

River Plate v Flamengo

Saturday November 23, 20:00

Live on BBC Two

The Rio giants are unbeaten in 25 games across all competitions - a run that will take them to the Brasileirão title with soccer tip to win lớn spare (they will be crowned champions with four games remaining if Palmeiras fail to win on Sunday). With Portuguese boss Jorge Jesus at the helm, Flamengo have become South America's most enterprising and dangerous team.

With creative talent like Uruguayan schemer Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Everton Ribeiro, allied lớn an attack containing current tournament top scorer Gabriel Barbosa (who is the 3/1 favourite to open the scoring) and Bruno Henrique, Flamengo play a daring, attacking game that no team in Brazil has found an answer to.

Fla thrashed Grêmio 5-0 in the second leg of their all Brazilian semi-final, demonstrating their boundless confidence. They also contain an experienced core with the likes of Filipe Luis, Diego Alves and Rafinha. They are playing their best football since the days of Zico, Leandro and Junior from the early 1980s.

Saturday, however, represents Fla's first Libertadores final in 38 years. River are the defending champions preparing for a third Libertadores title in four years under coach Marcelo Gallardo. River are fourth in the Argentina Superliga and cannot claim lớn hold a candle lớn Flamengo's domestic form, but having overcome a pressure cooker semi-final against Boca reasonably comfortably, they will be well-prepared for this game.