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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Last Saturday (29), fans of Flamengo it was reported that Gabigol had been cut from the list of related players to face Cruzeiro. This happened because Marcos Braz, VP of football at Mais Querido, had a conversation with the striker and Júnior Pedroso, his agent, where it was suggested that the player not play in the Brasileirão until he received an offer from a Brazilian team.

Thus, according to information from GE, with Gabigol's situation undefined, the football department of Mais Queridodecided that the striker will not travel with the rest of the squad to Minas Gerais, where Rubro-Negro will face Atlético -MG, on Wednesday (3).

GAMES LIMIT IN BRASILEIRÃO

So far, Gabigolplayed in five Brasileirão matches in 2024. Thus , if he completes seven games, the player would not be able to play for another club in the competition. The player's agent has already stated that he is looking for new opportunities for the number 99, so Flamengo decided to remove him from the related lists for a while.

OUT FOR TWO WEEKS< According to GE, even if Flamengo plans game by game, the expectation is that Gabigol will not play in Brasileirão matches for the next two weeks. This is because Mais Querido wants to confirm whether the player's staff will be able to come up with a satisfactory proposal to facilitate the departure of number 99 in the next transfer window.

Thus, Gabigol will miss Flamengo for a long time until he receives proposals from other Brazilian teams. Even though he doesn't play, the attacker normally trains with the group at CT Ninho do Urubu.