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. Follow the Red and Black lineup:Rossi, Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De la Cruz, Gerson and Arrascaeta; Plata and Bruno Henrique.

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."

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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This Tuesday (17), the 2024/25 Champions League will begin. In this way, Vinícius Júnior, Flamengo's creation, will have the opportunity to shine once again in the competition. AT 4pm, Real Madrid takes the field to face Stuttgart, from Germany, in the first round of the points round. See below where to watch live.

Real Madrid arrives in the Champions League as the current champions. The merengue team is also coming off a victory in the Spanish Championship, after beating Real Sociedad 2-0. The scorers were Vini Jr and Mbappé.

So, fans who want to follow another Cria match do Ninho will have three options. This is because SBT will broadcast throughout Brazil. Furthermore, TNT (closed TV) will also show the confrontation. Another option is streaming Max, which will show the duel.

Before Real Madrid's victory against Real Sociedad in LaLiga, Carlo Ancelotti assessed Vini's moment Jr and reiterated the importance of the striker at Real Madrid. Furthermore, the coach also highlighted that the player can improve.

“Vinícius is not at his best, but he continues to be very important for us. He was decisive in the European Super Cup, for example. He hasn't scored goals like we're used to seeing, but we're in no rush about that: the team scores and he's important, he always gives everything he can. In Brazil, it's a general problem, because the team isn't playing its best football. Here we remain enchanted with him, no one can forget that we won two Champions Leagues with him”, declared the coach.