Pulgar trains with squad as Flamengo prepare to face Botafogo | OneFootball

On this Thursday, at Ninho do Urubu, Flamengo began preparations for the classic match against Botafogo, for the 28th round of the Brasileirão, with good news: the return of Erick Pulgar to training. The match is scheduled for next Wednesday, at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Nilton Santos.

The Chilean midfielder participated normally in the activities with the squad. He is recovering from a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot and has not played since Flamengo's elimination from the Club World Cup, on June 29th.

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The Rubro-Negro has only won one of the last five matches, a sequence that cost the leadership of the Brazilian Championship – now occupied by Palmeiras. The fluctuation also reflected in the Libertadores, where the team had difficulties to overcome Estudiantes, from Argentina, in the quarterfinals, advancing only on penalties.

The break for the FIFA date comes at an opportune moment for coach Filipe Luís, who gains time to adjust the attack and try to reclaim the protagonism of Arrascaeta. Flamengo occupies the second position of the Brasileirão, with the same 55 points as Palmeiras, but is at a disadvantage in the number of victories.

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