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Botafogo and São Paulo are tied and the decision of Flamengo's possible opponent will be decided next week
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The midfielder misses Mais Querido in another Brasileirão match
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On Sunday afternoon (11), Flamengo and Palmeiras were only tied 1-1 in the 22nd round of the Brasileirão. However, in addition to the draw, Mais Querido has more bad news, as they lost Erick Pulgar for the classic against Botafogo in the next round.
The Chilean midfielder received a third yellow card in the 22nd minute of the second half, when commit a foul on Richard Ríos. Wilton Pereira Sampaio did not ease up and issued a yellow card to the red-black player.
MORE PROBLEMS FOR TITEIn addition to having Erick Pulgar missing, Flamengo also runs the risk of not having Everton Cebolinha and Matías Viña available, as the striker left field feeling injured and the left back took a heavy blow to the knee. Both will undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury.
FOCUS ON THE NEXT CONFRONTFlamengo drew 1-1 with Palmeiras and ended up losing the opportunity to take the lead of Brasileirão. Arrascaeta opened the scoring for Mais Querido in the 30th minute of the second half, but the São Paulo team managed to equalize in the 40th minute after a cross in the area.
So, now the Flamengo squad focuses on the clash against Bolívar, in the round of 16 final of the Libertadores. The match will be next Thursday (15), at Maracanã.
The teams play the first game of the quarterfinals at 7 p.m.
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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."
Match starts at 7pm this Thursday
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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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The former Rubro-Negro player spared no criticism of the choices made by the current Chilean coach
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This last Tuesday (10), Chile ended up being defeated by Bolivia 2-1. Thus, the Chilean team is going through a new crisis and now occupies the penultimate place in the World Cup Qualifiers table. World 2026. Former Flamengo midfielder, Arturo Vidal cited Erick Pulgar and criticized coach Ricardo Gareca.
To be able to criticize the moment the Chilean team is going through, Vidal used his own Kick channel, on YouTube. Currently at Colo-Colo (CHI), the midfielder criticized the Argentine coach's substitutions.
“I wanted Vicente Pizarro alongside Erick Pulgar or Esteban Pavez. These are players who know Carlitos Palacios and know the right moment to pass the ball”, said the former Flamengo player.
In addition to highlighting that he is against Gareca's substitutions, the former Flamengo player was emphatic that say that the Chile team should not have changed coaches. It's worth remembering that the Chilean federation fired Eduardo Berizzo in November 2023.
“I'm speechless, it hurts me a lot (losing at home to Bolivia). It doesn't make sense to lose like that, having players […] I don't understand some decision-making. He is respected because he is the coach, but I don't understand the approach. It's difficult to talk now […] I would never have changed Eduardo Berizzo. The press is disgusting, the only thing it does is ruin the team”, commented the midfielder who played for Flamengo.
See you At the moment, Chile has five defeats, two draws and just one victory in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, occupying ninth place in the league table. Peru is at the bottom, with three points. Remembering that only the first six countries in the Qualifiers qualify for the world competition.
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