ÑUBLENSE COACH TALKS ABOUT TACTICS AGAINST FLAMENGO

Flamengo returns to the field on Thursday (03), when it faces Deportivo Táchira (VEN). Therefore, this Wednesday (02), Filipe Luís will lead the last training session of the squad before the first round of the group stage of the Libertadores . In addition, the coach will define the starting team that will start the match and will have to deal with four absences to assemble the team.

Initially, the tendency is for Flamengo to take to the field with: Rossi; Wesley, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De La Cruz and Gerson (Luiz Araújo); Michael, Plata and Bruno Henrique. However, the team will still be defined in the morning training session this Wednesday (02).

TRAINING AND DEFINITION OF THE STARTING TEAM

According to Flamengo's schedule, the squad will be present from 7 am (Brasília time) this Wednesday (02). At Ninho do Urubu, the players will start the activity around 7:30 am (Brasília time), with total focus on the game against Deportivo Táchira.

Thus, at the training center, Filipe Luís defines Flamengo 's starting lineup to face Deportivo Táchira. It is worth noting that, despite the probable lineup mentioned above, the red-black coach may send a different team to the field, since the last activity will be decisive in choosing the starting lineup.

GAME AND TRANSMISSION

Flamengo is currently focused on its debut in the Copa Libertadores da América. This Thursday (03), the Mais Querido will face Deportivo Táchira, at the Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Stadium, in Venezuela. The game will start at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), valid for the first round of the group stage of the South American competition.

The debut of Mais Querido in the Libertadores will be broadcast live on ESPN , on the subscription channel, and on Disney+ , via streaming.

Flamengo 's top scorer in the 2025 Rio de Janeiro title campaign , Wallace Yan is one of Mengão's pleasant surprises at the start of the season. The player has shown different characteristics than he used to in the youth team. The change came after working with Filipe Luís in the under-20s last year. However, the beginning of the relationship was not easy.

he wants to screw me"

“Filipe Luís took me off the team after the 3-0 defeat to Fortaleza (in last year’s Under-20 Brazilian Championship). I said: ‘ he wants to screw me over ’. Then he put me at 9 and asked me to attack the space. I didn’t understand anything . I scored two goals and he said he warned me . He helped me a lot to understand the processes”, said Wallace Yan, in an interview with Julio Miguel Neto.

Before Filipe Luís joined Flamengo 's under-20 team last year, Wallace Yan was a winger . However, the coach saw potential for the current number 64 to play as a center forward and, in the Campeonato Carioca, the change paid off . The youngster from Ninho scored four times in the title-winning campaign.

LOVE FOR FLAMENGO

At 20 years old, Wallace Yan is living a dream. After all, he is passionate about the club . In fact, the striker plans to hang up his boots at Rubro-Negro.

“I want to retire at Flamengo . If I go to Europe and one day have to come back, my priority will be Flamengo. It’s my favorite team, right?” he added.

CHANCE IN THE LIBERTADORES?

Last year's U-20 Libertadores champion, Wallace Yan is now dreaming of an opportunity in South America's top competition. The striker is competing for a spot on the list of players for Venezuela, where Flamengo will face Deportivo Táchira (VEN) on Thursday (03), away from home. The ball starts rolling at 9:30 pm (Brasília time).

The countdown to Flamengo 's debut in the 2025 Libertadores is coming to an end! Rubro-Negro faces Deportivo Táchira (VEN) this Thursday (03), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Stadium, in Venezuela. For the clash, Filipe Luís will have four confirmed absences and is still awaiting the recovery of two athletes .

CONFIRMED SHORTAGES

Pedro and Matías Viña are already out of the plans due to serious injuries, but they are still recovering. Danilo is also out of the debut, after being diagnosed with an injury to the back of his right thigh . Another absence is Arrascaeta , who suffered an injury to the adductor muscle in his right thigh during the FIFA Date and is still under the care of the medical department.

DOUBTS

In addition to the certain absences, Filipe Luís still does not know if he will be able to count on Gerson and Léo Pereira . The midfielder feels pain in his left thigh , while the defender suffered a blow to his left knee in the last game. The presence of both will be evaluated before the trip to Venezuela. The tendency is that the captain will be out of the match, while the number 4 should travel with the squad.

RETROSPECT AND TRANSMISSION

Flamengo has a positive history on Venezuelan soil. The red-black team has never lost in the country, with seven matches played in the country, totaling six wins and one draw . The duel against Deportivo Táchira will be this Thursday (3) at 9:30 pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast exclusively on Disney+ for Brazil.