Carrascal, Paquetá and Luiz Araújo vie to replace Plata in Flamengo’s Botafogo clash | OneFootball

Flamengo face Botafogo at the Maracanã on Sunday at 16:00 in the 25th round of the Brasileirão, seeking to respond to defeat by Cruzeiro.

According to Globo.com, coach Leonardo Jardim is weighing options on the right after Ecuador forward Plata was sold to Dynamo Moscow, with Carrascal, Paquetá and Luiz Araújo in contention.

Léo Pereira returns to the starting side alongside Léo Ortiz in defence. Alex Sandro, Vitão and De la Cruz remain sidelined through injury. Bruno Henrique is suspended and Wallace Yan has moved to Bragantino.

The 17-year-old Josmar has been brought into first-team training. Jardim will hold a final session on Saturday afternoon at Ninho do Urubu to complete preparations for the derby.

A likely XI includes Rossi, Royal, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas, with Pulgar, Jorginho and Arrascaeta in midfield, and Carrascal or Paquetá joining Samuel Lino and Pedro in attack. Flamengo are second on 45 points, 6 behind Palmeiras with one game in hand.

Source: Globo.com

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