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Flamengo x Athletico-PR: 5 opposing players to keep an eye on

Despite the bad phase of the team from Paraná, Furacão has athletes who can still make a difference

Mycael is among the players who can make a difference - Photo: Joka Madruga
Mycael is among the players who can make a difference - Photo: Joka Madruga

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This Sunday night (29), at 8pm (Brasília time), Flamengo hosts Athletico-PR at Maracanã for the 28th round of the Brasileirão. A victory is crucial for Rubro-Negro to close the gap on Fortaleza, third place with 52 points, while Flamengo has 45.

Athletico-PR is not going through the best of phases. In the last 10 matches, Furacão only won three matches, with two draws and five defeats, which resulted in the dismissal of coach Martín Variani. Argentine Lucho González took over the role. Despite the complicated sequence, the team from the South of Brazil has players who can make a difference. Check out 5 athletes who can unbalance:

ATHLETICO-PR HIGHLIGHTS

Canobbio: Athletico-PR's starter and top scorer in the Brasileirão, with four goals. Furthermore, he is the player with the greatest participation in the team's goals in the tournament, adding five decisive actions.


Mastriani: the center forward also scored four goals in the championship, but has not yet registered any assists.

Esquivel: the Argentine full-back leads Athletico-PR in assists in the Brasileirão, with three passes for a goal, the same number as Fernandinho, who should not face Flamengo.


Cuello: the Argentine striker also contributed with three assists, tied with Esquivel and Fernandinho.

Mycael: the goalkeeper is going through a great phase and is the absolute owner. He has the best performance average among Athletico players in the Brasileirão, with a rating of 7.43 on the SofaScore app.

RECENT HISTORY

In the first round match, Athletico-PR and Flamengo drew 1-1. The game took place on June 16, at Arena da Baixada. Defender Thiago Heleno scored a penalty for the home team, and young Everton Araújo equalized for Flamengo with the last play of the match, valid for the 9th round of the Brasileirão.

THE GAME

Flamengoand Athletico -PR face each other this Sunday (29), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be broadcast on Premiere (pay-per-view and streaming) throughout Brazil.




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Flamengo fans prepare posters with protest messages against Tite and the board in the game against Athletico-PR

Fans have been protesting since Rubro-Negro's elimination in the Libertadores

Photo: Reproduction/ Flamengo
Photo: Reproduction/ Flamengo

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Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (29), when they host Athletico-PR at Maracanã. For the match, the red and black fans are preparing a series of protests against the team, the coach and the board.

According to information from journalist Venê Casagrande, the Mais Querido fans will take banners with messages to Maracanã. Coach Tite and the board are the main targets. Therefore, the Nation prepares posters with the following phrases:


 “Against modern football”, “Very expensive ticket for little football”, “There is no lack of support. What’s missing is football”, “Management is silent. Give back my Flamengo“, “Team of millions, floodplain board”, “Flamengo belongs to the people”, “To play for Mengo, you have to be willing” and, finally, “Lots of media, little football”.

FLAMENGO'S SITUATION IN THE SEASON


Mais Querido was eliminated from the Libertadores last Thursday (26) after failing to reverse the score against Peñarol. Now, Rubro-Negro focuses on the Brasileirão, as it needs to win again in the competition if it wants to get back into the fight for the title. Finally, Flamengo is alive in the Copa do Brasil, and will face Corinthians in the semi-final.

FOCUS ON THE NEXT GAME

Flamengo and Athletico-PR meet face this Sunday (29), at 8pm, at Maracanã. The clash will be valid for the 28th round of the Brasileirão and around 20 thousand tickets have already been sold. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere.


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Botafogo stumbles in Brasília and Tiquinho regrets it - Photo: Kayan Mendes/AGIF
Botafogo stumbles in Brasília and Tiquinho regrets it - Photo: Kayan Mendes/AGIF

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The games of the 28th round this Saturday (28) came to an end, with a goalless draw between Botafogo and Grêmio at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília. With this result, Botafogo regained the lead in the Brazilian Championship, overtaking Palmeiras. Flamengo, keeping an eye on the leaders, only enters the field this Sunday (29), against Athletico-PR.

Playing in the federal capital, Botafogo had more ball possession and shots, but was unable to overcome Grêmio's strong defensive system. Defender Bastos even scored a goal for the Cariocas, but the move was canceled after the VAR review in stoppage time.


UPDATED CLASSIFICATION:

1st Botafogo – 57 points

2nd Palmeiras – 56


3rd Fortaleza – 52

4th Flamengo – 45

5th São Paulo – 44

6th Bahia – 42

7th Cruzeiro – 42

8th International – 42

9th Atlético-MG – 36

10th Vasco – 35

11th Grêmio – 32

12th Red Bull Bragantino – 32

13th Juventude – 32

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14th Criciúma – 32

15th Athletico-PR – 31

16th Vitória – 28

17th Corinthians – 28

18th Fluminense – 27

19th Cuiabá – 23

20th Atlético-GO – 18

COMPLEMENT OF THE ROUND

Sunday (29 ) will be full of games for the Brazilian Championship. The round starts at 11am (Brasília time), with Juventude facing Red Bull Bragantino, in Caxias do Sul. Afterwards, at 4pm, three matches are scheduled: Atlético-GO x Fluminense in Goiânia, Fortaleza x Cuiabá at Arena Castelão, and the classic between São Paulo x Corinthians at Morumbi.

Three games will take place at 6:30 pm: Bahia x Criciúma at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador; Cruzeiro x Vasco at Mineirão, in Belo Horizonte; and Internacional x Vitória at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre. Flamengo ends the day facing Athletico-PR at Maracanã, at 8pm (Brasília time).

FLAMENGO GAME

Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (29), when they face Athletico-PR, for the 28th round of the Brasileirão, at 8pm. The Most Wanted needs to win to avoid dropping out of G-4 on the leaderboard



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Flamengo x Athletico-PR: where to watch live, time and likely lineups

Mais Querido returns to the field this Sunday (29), in a match valid for the Brasileirão

Photo: Reproduction/ Flamengo
Photo: Reproduction/ Flamengo

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Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (29), when they face Athletico-PR, in the 28th round of the Brasileirão, at 8pm. Mais Querido needs to win to avoid leaving G-4 on the leaderboard. Check below where to watch live and likely lineups. WHERE TO WATCH FLAMENGO X ATHLETICO-PR LIVE

In the first round clash between the teams, The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Evertton Araújo scoring in the final minutes. The teams find themselves again in equal situations. This is because both are not having a good time this season and were eliminated from continental competitions.


In this way, red-and-black fans who want to watch another Mais Querido match will only have one option. This is because only Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the game between Flamengo and Athletico-PR. 

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Even though the lineup has not yet been defined, there is a possibility that Tite will again spare half of the athletes in the Brasileirão. However, it is likely that the coach will reduce the number of reserves, unlike the clash against Grêmio, in which 12 athletes were preserved.

Probable Flamengo lineup:Rossi; Varela (Wesley), Fabrício Bruno (David Luiz), Léo Pereira (Cleiton) and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Léo Ortiz (Evertton Araújo), De la Cruz (Pulgar), Arrascaeta (Alcaraz) and Gerson (Lorran); Plata (Matheus Gonçalves) and Bruno Henrique (Gabigol) Coach: Tite. Probable Athletico-PR lineup: Mycael; Madson (Léo Godoy), Kaique Rocha, Thiago Heleno and Esquivel; Erick, Christian (Praxedes) and Zapelli; Cuello, Canobbio and Mastriani (Pablo).


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