It's the last chance for both to show their service
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Tite has barely arrived at Flamengo and fans' expectations of seeing a new team on the field are already high. In a season far below the Red and Black's expectations, the arrival of a new coach brings hope of seeing Mais Querido back on the winning path. Furthermore, players who were in decline at the club may once again find space among the starters.
While commanding the Brazilian team, Tite called up Rodrigo Caio and David Luiz, at the time, at São Paulo and Chelsea, respectively. During a friendly against Australia, in 2017, in the city of Melbourne, the coach played hopscotch with the pair being starters. However, in a different formation: Rodrigo Caio was kept as a defender, but David Luiz was stuck as a midfielder.
In the match in question, Rodrigo Caio remained on the field for the entire 90 minutes, while David Luiz was replaced at 73 to give way to Fernandinho. Brazil emerged victorious from the field with a 4-0 victory over the Australian team.
Now, as coach of Flamengo, Tite meets the duo again at a more complicated moment in his career. The number 3 has been going through a series of injuries and the tendency is for his contract, which ends at the end of the season, not to be renewed.
The number 23, on the other hand, had his contract automatically renewed for another season , but the red-black board does not rule out the player's departure.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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Tite 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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Flamengo 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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