Flamengo and Corinthians face each other this Wednesday, for the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship. The ball rolls at 21:30 (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Today’s game will be the meeting of the fans with the team after winning the third championship of Libertadores.
The two teams have already faced each other five times this year, with two wins for Flamengo, two draws and a triumph for Corinthians.
After winning the Copa do Brasil and Libertadores in an interval of 10 days, Rubro-Negro fulfills the table in the Brazilian. Despite no longer having title ambitions, he is having a good time: six unbeaten games, five of which have been victories.
Dorival Júnior doesn’t want Flamengo off in this final stretch of the Brazilian. The holders, however, must be spared in large majority. Gabigol, Pedro, Arrascaeta, Filipe Luís, Santos and Diego Alves, for example, will probably not even appear on the list of related. Flamengo will be represented by the “Brazilian team”.
Corinthians wants a spot in Libertadores. And for that, it comes from a draw with Goiás, last Saturday, in a late game of the 32nd round.
Without Vítor Pereira, suspended, the assistants of the Portuguese technical commission of Timão are hoping to count on the return of Balbuena and Renato Augusto, spared over the weekend. Roni and Rafael Ramos, recovered from Covid, are also available. Adson, Gustavo Mosquito and Júnior Moraes are missing from the attack. Maycon is also undergoing physical reconditioning.
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 more scrambled squad. Thus, it must put some reserves in the field for the confrontation.
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 vs Corinthians retrospective
Certainly, the teams faced each other 115 times. Thus, the teams have an extremely balanced confrontation, with the hosts having 50 wins, against 42 for Timão and 23 more draws. In the artillery, Fla also has the artillery, with 173 goals scored and 152 conceded.
