Flamengo's Varela to miss Copa Libertadores final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo right-back Guillermo Varela is set to miss Saturday's Copa Libertadores final against Athletico Paranaense because of a leg muscle injury.

Scans confirmed a grade two tear of the 29-year-old's left hamstring, the Rio de Janeiro club said on Monday.

The injury also casts doubt over Varela's availability for Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup, to be played in Qatar fr