He’s out! With De la Cruz and Carlinhos, Flamengo announces squad to face Bolivar in Libertadores

The ball is rolling for Flamengo and Bolivar (BOL) from 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (22).

A place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores is worth it! Flamengo faces, on Thursday (22), Bolivar (Bolivar), in the round of 16 of the continental competition, starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time). For the match that will be played at the Hernando Siles stadium, in the prime of La Paz, coach Tite will send the best players available, with De la Cruz and Carlinhos in the starting lineup.

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Augustin Rossi, Guillermo Varela, Fabricio Bruno, Leo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Erick Pulgar, Leo Ortiz, De la Cruz and Gerson; Luiz Araujo and Carlinhos.

De la Cruz, who stayed on in Flamengo’s last game, did not leave the bench against Botafogo in the Brazilian league. However, the Uruguayan midfielder returned to the starting lineup against Bolivar. Furthermore, with Pedro and Gabigol out, both recovering from thigh injuries, striker Carlinhos was selected.

The missing

In addition to Pedro and Gabigol, Flamengo will be without five others. They are: Cebollinha (ruptured Achilles tendon in his left foot), Vinha (cruciate ligament injury in his knee), Wesley (injury to the anterior muscle of his right thigh), Allan (sickle cell disease that prevents him from playing sports (working at heights) and Arrascaeta (thigh injury).

Flamengo in the lead

To secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, Flamengo could lose by one goal and still qualify. This is because Mengão scored 2-0 at the Maracanã and had the advantage in the second leg. Therefore, Rubro Negro will face Bolivar at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Thursday (22), at the Hernando Siles stadium. As usual, Colona do Fla broadcasts the match live on YouTube and directly from the height of La Paz at 3,640 meters.