Ex-Flamengo rues Arrascaeta blow, says Paquetá, Carrascal lack 'spark'

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·29 September 2026

Ex-Flamengo rues Arrascaeta blow, says Paquetá, Carrascal lack 'spark'

Fábio Luciano lamented Arrascaeta’s injury suffered this Monday (28)

Arrascaeta, one of Flamengo’s key players, suffered a wrist fracture during a friendly for the Uruguay national team. Because of this, the midfielder will need surgery and, therefore, will be unavailable for the red-and-black team in decisive matches at the end of the season. Given what happened, former Fla player and current commentator Fábio Luciano lamented the No. 10’s injury.

— He’s a player who is hard to replace. As much as there’s Paquetá, who should play as the second midfielder, and Carrascal as the playmaker, Arrasca has a spark these guys don’t have. He’s not at his best for Flamengo, but even so he is involved in many goals and has that positive influence in creating Flamengo’s plays. He will certainly be greatly missed -, he said.

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HOW DID ARRASCAETA’S INJURY HAPPEN?

The injury happened this Monday (29) during the friendly between Uruguay and South Korea in Seoul. Arrascaeta felt a lot of pain in his forearm after falling on the pitch and using his left hand to brace himself, which forced him to leave the field immediately.

Shortly afterward, Flamengo reported that the midfielder had suffered trauma on his left side and had been taken to a local clinic for tests. Hours later, the club confirmed that the exams showed a wrist fracture.

“Fernando Sassaki, doctor for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, has just received the results of the tests carried out in South Korea on midfielder De Arrascaeta. A fracture in the left wrist has been confirmed, with surgery indicated. The player will return to Brazil, where he will be reevaluated before the procedure and will continue his recovery,” says the statement released by Flamengo.

Now, Arrascaeta will undergo surgery on Thursday (01). The procedure will be led by Fernando Sassaki, head of Flamengo’s Medical Department, alongside Roberto Feres, an orthopedist, traumatologist, and specialist in the type of injury suffered by the No. 10.

WILL ARRASCAETA MISS IMPORTANT MATCHES?

In addition to missing important matches in the final stretch of the Brasileirão, Arrascaeta is also expected to miss the Libertadores semifinal. The match against Estudiantes (ARG) is scheduled for October 15 in La Plata, Argentina. The return leg, meanwhile, will take place on the 22nd of the same month at the Maracanã.

According to reporting by Coluna do Fla, behind the scenes Flamengo is pessimistic about the possibility of the Uruguayan returning in less than six weeks. Therefore, the prognosis is for him to return only for a possible final of the continental tournament.

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