FLAMENGO'S DEFENSE FAILS AND ROSSI'S INVINCIBILITY ENDS AFTER RECORD BREAK - SEE

Alex Sandro is expected to miss Flamengo's match against Vasco on Saturday in the Brasileirão. The left-back left the rout over Juventude on Wednesday with pain in his left thigh, and tests indicated edema in the posterior region. He has already started treatment.

Substituted in the 37th minute of the rout over Juventude, Alex Sandro left the field and went straight to the Maracanã locker room. He felt discomfort in his left thigh and asked to leave. In this sense, the fans in the stadium did not understand anything about the way the full-back left the field.

The result only showed muscle edema in the posterior region of the left thigh"

- Left-back Alex Sandro, substituted in the second half of the match between Flamengo and Juventude, held last Wednesday (16), due to muscle pain, underwent an imaging test this Thursday (17). The result showed only muscle edema in the posterior region of the left thigh. The athlete has already started treatment with the club's Medical Department - Flamengo reported this Thursday.

IT'S NOT SERIOUS, BUT IT MUST BE A SHORTAGE

Although the problem is not considered serious, Alex Sandro should not be available for Filipe Luís to face Vasco , at 6:30 pm on Saturday, at Maracanã. The club will work to have him for the game against LDU, on Tuesday, for the Libertadores. Flamengo travels to Quito on Sunday.

ANOTHER SIDE WITH PROBLEMS

Alex Sandro will be evaluated in the next two days. Flamengo will have one player out next. Viña, injured since August last year, continues the recovery process at Ninho do Urubu and should only return to training in June.

Flamengo returns to the field next Saturday (19), in a classic against Vasco, for the fifth round of the Brasileirão. Thus, the CBF defined the refereeing for the confrontation . The referee responsible will beRaphael Claus .

So far, the CBF has still defined the entire refereeing team for the classic between Vasco x Flamengo. However, it is possible that the entity will release the names of the fourth referee, VAR and video assistant this Friday (18).

FLAMENGO'S SITUATION IN THE BRAZILIAN LEAGUE

With the victory over Juventude, Flamengo reached 10 points in four Brasileirão games and became the leader of the competition , accompanied by Palmeiras, which has the same points, but with an inferior goal difference.

FOCUS ON THE NEXT CONFRONTS

Now, the Flamengo squad focuses on the match against Vasco, in the fifth round of the Brasileirão, at 6:30 pm, at Maracanã. The red-black squad will return to CT Ninho do Urubu this Thursday (17), where they will begin preparations for the classic.

On Sunday (20), the red-black squad will travel to Quito, Ecuador. This is because Flamengo will face LDU on Tuesday (22), in the third round of the Libertadores group stage, at 9:30 pm.

The duels between Flamengo and Botafogo-PB , which mark the debut of Rubro-Negro in the 2025 edition of the Copa do Brasil, already have a date and time set by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). On the afternoon of this Thursday (17), the entity released the detailed schedule for the first phase. The first leg between Botafogo-PB x Flamengo takes place on May 1, a Thursday, at 8 pm (Brasília time)

FOLLOW THE GAMES WITH THEIR DATES AND TIMES

First leg games:

April 29 — Tuesday

7pm: Internacional x Maracanã-CE — Beira-Rio

7pm: Retro-PE x Fortaleza — Arena Pernambuco

7:30 pm: Maringá x Atlético-MG — Willie Davids

9:30 pm: Fluminense x Aparecidense-GO — Maracanã

9:30 pm: Sao Paulo x Nautico — Morumbis

April 30 — Wednesday

7pm: Botafogo x Capital-DF — Engenhão

7:30 pm: Ceara x Palmeiras — Castelao

9:30 pm: Paysandu x Bahia — Mangueirão

9:30 pm: Novorizontino x Corinthians — Doctor Jorge Ismael de Biasi

9:30 pm: CSA x Grêmio — King Pelé

May 1st — Thursday

4pm: Operário-PR x Vasco — Germano Kruger

4pm: Brusque x Athletico-PR — Orlando Scarpelli

6pm: Santos x CRB — Vila Belmiro

6:30 pm: Criciuma x Red Bull Bragantino — Heriberto Hulse

8pm: Botafogo-PB x Flamengo — Almeidão

9:30 pm: Cruzeiro x Vila Nova-GO — Mineirão

Return games:

May 20 — Tuesday

7pm: Vasco x Operario-PR — St. January

7:30 pm: Athletico-PR x Brusque — Ligga Arena

9:30 pm: Nautico x Sao Paulo — Distressed

9:30 pm: Gremio x CSA — Gremio Arena

May 21 — Wednesday

7pm: Fortaleza x Retro-PE — Castelão

7:30 pm: Aparecidense-GO x Fluminense — Golden Mountain

7:30 pm: Bahia x Paysandu — Fonte Nova

9:30 pm: Atlético-MG x Maringa — Arena MRV

9:30 pm: Flamengo x Botafogo-PB — Maracanã

9:30 pm: Corinthians x Novorizontino — Neo Química Arena

May 22 — Thursday

7pm: Maracanã-CE x Internacional — President Vargas

7pm: Vila Nova-GO x Cruzeiro — Golden Mountain

7:30 pm: Palmeiras x Ceara — Allianz Parque

9:30 pm: Capital-DF x Botafogo — Mane Garrincha

9:30 pm: CRB x Santos — King Pelé

9:30 pm: Red Bull Bragantino x Criciuma — Nabi Abi Chedid

BOTAFOGO-PB AND FLAMENGO HAVENT HAPPENED FOR 22 YEARS

The last time Flamengo faced Botafogo-PB was in the 2003 Copa do Brasil. The team could qualify without having to play a second game, so they took advantage. At the time, the Copa do Brasil rules stated that the away team would go straight to the first round if they won the first game by at least two goals. Flamengo won 4-1 over Botafogo-PB.

On that day, February 5th, the Fla team had Júlio César; Alessandro, André Bahia, Fernando and Athirson; André Gomes (Fabiano Cabral), Felipe Melo, Iranildo (Andrezinho) and Felipe; Fernando Baiano and Zé Carlos (Jean).