check the likely lineups for the match

After the elimination in the South American, the Athletico change the key and face the Flemish by Brasileirão. The game will be this Sunday (29), at 8 pm, at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro, to close the 28th round.

In crisis in Series A, Furacão hasn’t won in seven matches and is in free fall in the standings. The team is only in 15th place, with 31 points, three behind Corinthians, who opens the relegation zone.

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But, depending on the results of this 28th round and if they stumble against Flamengo, Athletico could drop one more position and end up with the same score as the first team within the Z4 – the only thing they wouldn’t do is to be defeated this weekend due to the greater number of victories.

For the match, Furacão will not have the steering wheel Gabrielsuspended for the third yellow card. The tendency is for Lucho González, who will make his debut in charge at the Brasileirão, to maintain the base of the team that lost to Racing in Sula, but he could also save more worn-out players.

Flamengo, in turn, also arrives under pressure and with coach Tite in the spotlight. Mengão was eliminated by Peñarol in the Libertadores and has not won in four games. In the Brasileirão, the team is in fourth place, with 45 points.

The tendency is for Tite to use a mixed team against Furacão, with an eye on the first leg against Corinthians, in the Copa do Brasil, on Wednesday (2). In total, the Rio team has six absences. Carlinhos is suspended, while Viña, Luiz Araújo, Michael, Cebolinha and Pedro are injured.

In the first round, Athletico and Flamengo were 1-1 at the Ligga Arena. The game was negatively marked for Furacão, as the Rio de Janeiro’s equalizing goal was in the last play of the game and began the team’s decline in the competition.

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Flamengo’s probable lineup

Rossi; Varela (Wesley), Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Léo Ortiz, De La Cruz (Pulgar), Gerson and Arrascaeta (Alcaraz); Bruno Henrique (Gabigol) and Gonzalo Plata. Coach: Tite.

Athletico’s probable lineup

Mycael; Leo Godoy (Madson), Kaique Rocha, Thiago Heleno and Esquivel; Erick, Christian and Zapelli; Cuello, Canobbio and Mastriani (Pablo). Coach: Lucho González.