Flamengo faces Fluminense this Saturday at 6:30 pm
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Flamengo fans are organizing a special celebration for the Fla-Flu classic this Saturday, at 6:30 pm. The highlight will be a 3D mosaic with a large flag representing the cups won by the club: 1 World Cup, 8 Brazilian Cups, 3 Libertadores Cups and 4 Brazilian Cups.
This will be the first classic after the rival won the first continental title in its history. story, last Saturday about Boca Juniors. It will also be Tite's inaugural Fla-Flu as red-and-black coach. The match will put the last two coaches of the national team and the Libertadores champion teams face to face.
This year, Flamengo and Fluminense have already faced each other six times, with two wins for each side and two draws. Tricolor had an advantage in Carioca, when they became state champions over their rival with an aggregate score of 4-3. Rubro-Negro got revenge in the Copa do Brasil, when they won 2-0 on aggregate and eliminated their rival in the round of 16 of the final.
The match, which was valid for the 15th round of the tournament, took place with the red and black team under the command of Jorge Sampaoli and the squad was made up of Matheus Cunha; Wesley França, David Luiz, Léo Pereira, Filipe Luís; Thiago Maia, Gerson, Everton Ribeiro, Arrascaeta, Everton Cebolinha; Gabigol.
Fernando Diniz, from tricolor, remains at the club and is still working for the Brazilian team, simultaneously. His lineup was: Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo, Marcelo; Matheus Martinelli, André, Jhon Arias, Ganso, Lima; Germán Cano.
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.
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.
Watch the match live here:
