ANOTHER RECORD FOR THE ACCOUNT! FLAMENGO MAINTAINS THE BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN CARIOCA AND VASCO IS VICE

After two rounds of World Cup qualifying, Flamengo's players are free to return . Of the six players called up, only Gonzalo Plata took the field in both matches . However, none of them completed the full 180 minutes.

FLAMENGO PLAYER TIMES ON FIFA DATE

BRAZIL

• Samuel Lino – 61 minutes (did not play against Chile; 61' against Bolivia)

COLOMBIA

• Jorge Carrascal – 0 minutes (reserve vs. Bolivia; not included vs. Venezuela)

ECUADOR

• Gonzalo Plata – 89 minutes (20' against Paraguay; 69' against Argentina)

URUGUAY

• Arrascaeta – 69 minutes (69' against Peru; dropped against Chile)
• Guillermo Varela – 90 minutes (90' against Peru; dismissed against Chile)
• Matías Viña – 90 minutes (did not play against Peru; 90' against Chile)

HOW WAS THE RUBRO-NEGROS PARTICIPATION?

Samuel Lino was on the bench for Brazil's 3-0 victory over Chile at the Maracanã stadium and played 61 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Bolivia . Jorge Carrascal was an unused substitute against Bolivia and was left out of the squad for the match against Venezuela. Gonzalo Plata played in both of Ecuador's matches, a 0-0 draw with Paraguay and a 1-0 victory over Argentina.

Arrascaeta and Varela started in Uruguay's 3-0 victory over Peru . The number 10 was rested for the second leg, while the full-back suffered a groin ache and will be re-evaluated at Ninho. Matías Viña played the full 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw against Chile, after not being used against Peru.

AND NOW?

Flamengo resumed training this Wednesday (10), at 9:30 am (Brasília time) , at Ninho do Urubu, after a day off on Tuesday. Arrascaeta and Varela are already expected to participate in the activities. The other players called up should return on Thursday (11).

Flamengo released a medical report on Wednesday afternoon (10) detailing the situation of the injured players. Jorginho, who had returned to training with the group, still feels pain in his left thigh and should be out against Juventude, on Sunday (14), at 4 pm, at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

Jorginho remains in Flamengo 's medical department, undergoing treatment for his left thigh. Therefore, he is unlikely to play against Flamengo . The coaching staff is expected to rest him for the match against Estudiantes on the 18th.

SIDES UNDER OBSERVATION

Varela, who returned from the Uruguayan national team with a groin injury, remains doubtful and may not play. Meanwhile, Alex Sandro began training on the field this Wednesday after injuring his left calf, but he is still undergoing physical therapy and is only expected to be fit for the Libertadores match against Estudiantes.

Chilean midfielder Erick Pulgar has not played since the Club World Cup defeat to Bayern Munich in June due to a fracture in the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. According to the club, Pulgar will undergo a CT scan this Friday (12) to assess the recovery of his foot and define the next steps before returning to running, working with the ball and joining the group again.

NEXT APPOINTMENT

After the FIFA Date break, Flamengo returned to training this Wednesday (10) focusing on the duel against Juventude, scheduled for Sunday (14), at 4 pm (Brasília time) , at Alfredo Jaconi, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão.

Léo Ortiz on training at Flamengo during the FIFA World Cup: "It's good for the mental side"

Defender Léo Ortiz highlighted the importance of the period without games for the team's adjustments: "It's good mentally, it's good physically too, to really work on some tactical things, and Filipe now has more time to not worry too much about the game right after. So sometimes there's more training and more intense work , so I think it'll be very good for the rest of the season," he said in an interview with Flamengo TV .

CONFIRMED SHORTAGES

Flamengo will have important absences for the match in Caxias do Sul. Léo Ortiz is suspended for accumulating three yellow cards and will not play against Juventude . In addition to him, Erick Pulgar, who continues to recover from a fracture suffered in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. On Friday (12) the midfielder will undergo a CT scan to monitor the progress.

Jorginho still has traces of pain in the posterior muscle of his left thigh , the player continues to be treated by Flamengo 's Medical Department. On the FIFA Date, Uruguayan Varela presented with a case of pubalgia, being released by the national team before the game against Chile, but is already undergoing treatment with the club's Medical Department and will be re-evaluated daily. While Alex Sandro began work on the field with physiotherapy this Wednesday (10).

FLAMENGO'S LAST GAME

The Mais Querido hasn't played in two weeks. Their last match was on August 31st, a 1-1 draw against Grêmio, in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. With the draw, Mengão remained at the top of the Brasileirão with 47 points , three more than Cruzeiro, but with one game in hand.