The head is turned to the final of the Libertadores against Athletico-PR, which takes place next Saturday, in Guayaquil. But before that Flamengo still needs to enter the field for the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Soon, at 21:45 (Brasília time), the red-black will face Santos at Maracanã.
Even with full focus on the Libertadores final, Flamengo will have starters against Santos. Four to five will start, and others will enter in the second half. The idea is that everyone has minutes before the most important match of the year.
In goal, Diego Alves will start. Thiago Maia, who returned to training with the group on Monday, and Vidal, who was discharged after draining his right leg, are not even going to the bench.
Santos has important absences, once again, for this Tuesday’s game. Suspended, holder Lucas Braga and reserve Lucas Barbosa are not available. Soteldo remains in the medical department. In this way, it is possible that Orlando Ribeiro changes the scheme.
When he played with two forwards, the Santos coach opted for Uruguayan Carlos Sánchez in midfield. Another option is midfielder Vinicius Zanocelo, who lost a lot of space.
Flamengo has a good recent record
Flamengo’s team has recently won against Santos, and has suffered only 2 defeats in the last eight times they have faced each other, in addition to six victories, and comes from a 2-1 victory away from home for the 1st round of the Brazilian Championship. .
Santos fluctuates a lot in the Brasileirão
The Santos team can’t get a good streak, and had only three wins in the last 10 matches played, with one more draw and six defeats, and due to fluctuating so much, Santos can’t get close to the top six.
Both Mark: Yes
With two very offensive teams, we can have great chances to score. Thus, both have chances to score goals, as they can have good opportunities.
Flamengo Goals 1st Half: Over 0.5
Initially, with an offensive team, Flamengo should take the initiative. But, the club will probably go with a reserve team, already thinking about the Copa Libertadores final. However, he must impose himself in the game, as he has very strong reserves that can make a good game.
