FLAMENGO GOES TO BRASILIA TO IMPROVE RETROSPECT AS HOMEMAN

This Sunday (22), Flamengo and Grêmio face each other in the 27th round of the Brasileirão, in Porto Alegre. Aiming for the match against Mais Querido, the team from Rio Grande do Sul will not be able to count on coach Renato Gaúcho, Jemerson, Rodrigo Ely, Du Queiroz, Pavón and André Henrique.

This is because Jemerson is suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards. Rodrigo Ely felt pain after a muscle injury. Du Queiroz carries out activities on the field, but is still recovering from a broken foot. Finally, Pavón and André Henrique are transitioning to the field after injury.

Noting that Renato Gaúcho will also be left out of the clash against Mais Querido. This is because the coach was suspended by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) and will play the second game away from the bench. Thus, Marcelo Salles will be the commander of the Grêmio team.

Thus, with five confirmed absences, Marcelo Salles must accompany Grêmio da edge of the pitch with the following lineup: Marchesín; João Pedro, Gustavo Martins, Kannemann and Reinaldo; Villasanti, Dodi, Monsalve, Cristaldo and Soteldo; Braithwaite.

The Flamengo squad will carry out this Saturday (21) the last activity focusing on the confrontation against Grêmio. The match will be this Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm, for the 27th round of the Brasileirão. The game will be played at the Rio Grande do Sul team's Arena.

Flamengo went behind on the scoreboard in the first leg against Peñarol, last Thursday (19), when they lost 1-0 at Maracanã. Now, in order to qualify without any fear, Mais Querido will have to score more than one goal in the return match, in Uruguay. Trying to bring positive energy to the Nation, Arrascaeta sent an optimistic message on social media.

On his Instagram, this past Friday (20), the Mais Querido midfielder wrote: “Nothing like a day after another. Until the end.” The phrase was published alongside a photo in the dressing room at Ninho do Urubu, where Mais Querido trained.

Having lost 1-0 at Maracanã, Flamengo will have to score two goals at the Campeón Stadium del Siglo, in Montevideo. If you win with the minimum difference, the match will go to a penalty shootout. However, Peñarol enters the field with the advantage of a draw.

Tite and the red-black board defined that the holders of the confrontation against Peñarol but Léo Ortiz is out of the match against Grêmio, for the Brasileirão. The group will stay in Rio de Janeiro for training with a focus on the return game of the Libertadores.

The rest of the group will travel together with Tite to Porto Alegre, where they visit Grêmio this Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm, to compete in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. The game will be played at the Rio Grande do Sul team's Arena.

Flamengo's departure to Brasília was a surprise at Galeão International Airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, 'shaked' one of the venue's entrances and arranged for the red-black delegation to go to the federal capital for the Brasileirão game against Criciúma.

Dilma's arrival to Rio de Janeiro was accompanied by reinforced security. A series of police and private security cars filled the hall of the airport's Noble Hall. The disembarkation of the former president, who presided over Brazil between 2011 and 2016, took place moments before the arrival of the red-black delegation.

After the disembarkation of Dilma Rousseff, the Flamengo bus arrived at the location to start the boarding. The players and the rest of the Flamengo staff carried out the travel procedure smoothly, with the exception of Bruno Spindel. Flamengo's executive director had to get out of his private car in the parking lot next to the Salão Nobre, unlike on other days, when he stops at the door of the venue. The change occurred due to the large number of security cars at the entrance.

Flamengo and Criciúma face each other this Saturday (20), starting at 4pm (Brasília time), at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match is crucial for Flamengo's aspirations in the competition, which is currently seeking to regain the top positions in the table.

The presence of Dilma Rousseff and the reinforced security scheme were an unexpected element in the embarkation of the Flamengo delegation, but did not affect the team's preparations for the important clash against Criciúma.