Flamengo's recent idol could face the red and black in the next round of the Brasileirão

After years at Flamengo, a series of physical problems sidelined what could have been an even longer story for Rodrigo Caio, in Mengão. Today at Grêmio, the defender played 90 minutes wearing the Gauchos' shirt for the first time, and could be in the starting line-up to face Fla in the next round.

In addition to being the first full game in a long time, This was also his first game starting as a starter for Grêmio, as he had been playing for the team's B team. At 31 years old, the player still has injury problems, and only played in three matches this season. Recovered, he could start against Flamengo on the 22nd.

Suffering from serious injuries in succession since 2022, the last time Rodrigo Caio played a full match, before Grêmio's game against Bragantino, was still wearing the Flamengo shirt.

The match in question was the defeat to Aucas, in the first round of the 2023 Libertadores. Rodrigo Caio played the 90 minutes in the 2-1, in Peru. After that, the defender played another minute in the next match, against Internacional in the Brasileirão, until he felt another injury, and returned to wearing the Flamengo shirt on the field 7 months later, coming off the bench in a defeat to Santos, in the Brasileirão. .

With Manto Sagrado, the former number 3 played in 150 games, between 2019 and 2023, scoring five goals and providing one assist. As for titles, he won two Libertadores, being crucial for the 2019 one, as well as the Brazilian championship that year. There was another Brasileirão, two Brazilian Super Cups, a Brazilian Cup and a Recopa.