Gabigol out of Flamengo’s clash with Gremio

Gabigol is still undergoing physical recovery and will not travel to Porto Alegre to face Gremio in the Brazilian league.

After a hard defeat against Peñarol (URU) in the Libertadores, Flamengo travels to Porto Alegre. This is because Rubro Negro will face Gremio, on Sunday (22), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in the Brazilian League. In addition to the players who did not travel due to planning by the technical committee, Gabigol will also not be included in the match with Rio Grande do Sul..

Even without a confirmed injury, Gabigol was ruled out of the match against Peñarol and was also not included in the duel with Gremio.The player will continue at Ninho do Ourobo, focusing on improving his physical side. Information from journalist Mauro Cesar Pereira. However, the tests carried out last Tuesday (17) did not indicate an injury to the athlete’s right hamstring.

Flamengo travels without 13 players

The 11 Flamengo players who faced Penarol, Leo Ortiz and Gabigol will not travel to Porto Alegre.In this way, the players in Rio de Janeiro continue to prepare under observation. LibertadoresRubro Negro will play on Thursday (26), at the Campion del Siglo stadium, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

For the match against Gremio, Flamengo’s possible line-up will include: Matheus Cunha, Wesley, David Luiz, Cleton and Ayrton Lucas; Everton Araujo, Allan and Alcaraz; Matheus Gonçalves, Laurent and Carlinhos. Tite will name the starting line-up after training on Saturday (21).

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“Regatas do Flamengo announces that it has determined the planning for the next two matches (Grêmio and Peñarol). The technical committee and the management have chosen to keep 12 athletes in Rio de Janeiro for specific training sessions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. They are: Rossi, Varela, Fabricio Bruno, Leo Pereira, Alex Sandro, Eric, Leo Ortiz, De la Cruz, Arrascaeta, Plata, Gerson and Bruno Henrique.

Assistant Matheus Bacchi, analyst Bruno Paquete, physical trainer Arthur Peixoto and goalkeeping coach Thiago Eller remain at CT Ninho do Ourobo, while coach Tite joins the committee for the duel against Gremio in the Brazilian championship.

The decision includes focusing on the two competitions given the short break between yesterday’s match and the commitment against Gremio. Furthermore, the logistics of Porto Alegre are still at risk due to the recent tragedy caused by heavy rains.