Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, May 21, 2026

Three days after Carlo Ancelotti left him out of Brazil’s World Cup squad, Pedro gave the most pointed reply available to a striker. The Flamengo forward scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Estudiantes at the Maracanã on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, sending the defending champions into the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 with a game to spare. Flamengo moved to 10 points in Group A and will reach 13 if CONMEBOL awards the still-pending walkover from the cancelled May 7 fixture. In the NBA, the Thunder levelled the Western Conference Finals at 1-1 with a 122-113 Game […]