The defender played just 11 times in the 2023 season
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0Coach Tite has already started work at Flamengo and the arrival of the former commander of the Brazilian team has moved behind the scenes at Ninho do Urubu and, in addition, given hope to some players. One of them is defender Pablo, who wants to gain space in the starting lineup.
Pablo was called up by Tite twice at the end of 2018, when he played for Bordeaux, in France. The defender was a starter in two friendlies and a substitute in two other matches. In the games in which he started, he formed a defense pairing with Marquinhos, appearing on the left side. The potential for protecting the area caught the coach's attention and, therefore, the defender may receive more opportunities.
In 2023, Pablo entered the field only 11 times. In this cut, the defender participated in the 90 minutes of play in seven of them. With the player on the field, Flamengo has five wins, two draws and four defeats. It was used by Vitor Pereira and Jorge Sampaoli.
It is worth remembering that the last time Pablo entered the field was on September 20th, against Goiás, in a 0-0 draw in the 25th round of the Championship Brazilian. Before being selected for the match against the team from Goiás, the defender was on a run of eight games as an unused substitute.
Therefore, Pablo is available to Tite and is preparing alongside the rest of the Rubro squad. Negro for the club's next commitments. Mais Querido's new commander will have eight days for training, as the Brazilian Championship is paralyzed due to FIFA Data.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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0Tite defined Flamengo and announced the 11 starters who will face Peñarol, this Thursday, at Maracanã, at 7pm. De la Cruz returns to the starting lineup in place of Léo Ortiz, and Alex Sandro and Plata were retained. The duel with the Uruguayans is the first between the teams in the quarter-finals of the Copa Conmebol Libertadores.
Alex Sandro and Plata, debutants in last Sunday's classic, remain in the team after having good performances in the draw against Vasco. Gabigol is now out of the relationship due to fibrosis in the posterior muscle of his right thigh. Flamengo, in a statement, reported that the athlete did not suffer any injury in the region. Check it out:
"The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo informs that the athlete Gabriel Barbosa underwent tests that did not diagnose an injury to the posterior muscle of his right thigh. However, the Technical Committee opted for precaution and did not list him for the duel against Peñarol due to fibrosis in the region. Gabi is handed over to physiotherapists and physical trainers for the series of decisive games of the season."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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0Flamengo faces Peñarol (URU) in the first game of the CONMEBOL Libertadores quarter-finals and, here, you can watch the broadcast, live, with 2h30 of pre-game, interviews, the team's arrival at Maracanã and everything more.
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The Ecuadorian striker had a good game in the Rio de Janeiro classic
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0Flamengo is going through a delicate moment due to important absences in the squad and needed to act quickly in the transfer market to make up for these gaps. The urgency caused the technical committee to accelerate the integration of new players into the starting lineup, a different strategy to that adopted at the beginning of the season.
Among the new reinforcements who have already been registered for the Libertadores are Alcaraz, Plata and Alex Sandro. These players were included as the three permitted changes for this stage of the tournament. With Michael's injury, he will only be able to be used if CRF advances to the semi-finals.
The Ecuadorian striker had a good game in the Rio derby last Sunday. In addition to playing on the right wing, the young man proved to be versatile when playing on both sides of the field, having the freedom to explore speed and dribbling. In this way, he managed to once again establish his presence in the starting team with the absence of Luiz Araújo and Pedro.
Flamengo, led by Tite, should enter the field with: Rossi; Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De La Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.
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