ROSSI IS PRESENTED AND RECEIVES THE CARE OF THE CROWDS AT MARACANÃ

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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After participating in training with the first team in the week leading up to the 2-1 victory over Botafogo, goalkeeper Agustin Rossi is close to making his debut for Flamengo. His first game should be played against Athletico-PR, on the 13th, in Cariacica, Espírito Santo.

This Friday, Rossi turns 70 days as a Flamengo player. It was officially announced on July 1st and presented to the press five days later. In addition to being well evaluated by Jorge Sampaoli's technical committee and seen as having ideal physical and technical conditions to play, Rossi has in his favor the logistics of Matheus Cunha with the Olympic team in Morocco, where Ramon Menezes' men will play two friendlies against local team.

Cunha played 90 minutes of the match between the under-23 teams from Brazil and Morocco this Thursday. The Africans won 1-0. The teams will face each other again on the 11th, at 4pm (Brasília time), and Matheus Cunha should arrive in Brazil between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

As a result, the 22-year-old will not participate in any training before the duel with Furacão. It's also worth remembering that even though Rossi already played with his feet and played the role of sweeper at Boca Juniors, Jorge Sampaoli's coaching staff didn't know him yet.

< The last training sessions have brought praise on the fundamentals, and Rossi is adapted to the way of playing adopted by the Argentine coach. In his presentation as Flamengo's reinforcement, on July 6, he said he was capable of doing what Sampaoli likes.