Flamengo lineup: Arrascaeta starts on the bench, and Thiago Maia will start | Flamingo

Arrascaeta will start the match against Corinthians, at 9pm, at New Quimica Arena, on the bench. The decision was made on Saturday jointly by the Technical Committee and the Health and High Performance Department. Thus, Thiago Maia will start in midfield alongside Pulgar, Gerson and Everton Ribeiro.

Careful control was carried out so that the Uruguayan did not strain his muscles after the injury he suffered to the biceps femoris muscle in his left thigh at the end of August. In fact, Arasca had to undergo intensive treatment over three periods to play in the Brazilian Cup final.

With Arrascaeta on the bench Flamingo There will be something that hasn’t happened in Jorge Sampaoli’s 39 matches, and the lineup will be the same as it was in the last match – a 1-0 win over Bahia at the Maracanã.

Hey Flamingo Take Corinthians with: Rossi, Wesley, Fabricio Bruno, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Thiago Maia, Eric Pulgar, Gerson and Everton Ribeiro; Bruno Henrique and Pedro.

Fifth place with 43 points Flamingo They will finish second if they beat Corinthians on Saturday. To stay in second place, they will have to support Bragantino, Palmeiras and Gremio.

In fact, the Red and White’s victory over Alvinegro Paulista combined with Botafogo’s defeat to Fluminense on Sunday would reduce the gap with the leaders to just six points.

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