📋 Fla named to face Mirassol and close right in on Palmeiras | OneFootball

Flamengo face Mirassol this Sunday (16) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Estádio Maião, in the interior of São Paulo state, for the 23rd round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

With one game in hand compared to the other teams, the Rubro-Negro sit second with 42 points and are looking for a second straight win in the league to move right up behind leaders Palmeiras (48 points).

Also with a game in hand, Leão Caipira are languishing in 15th place with 23 points and need to bounce back to pull away from the relegation zone. 

With the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Cruzeiro underway, and the second leg set for next Wednesday (19), Flamengo will face Mirassol with a mixed lineup.

Compared to the last match (a 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in the Libertadores), coach Leonardo Jardim opted to bring in Varela, Danilo, Lucas Paquetá, Carrascal, Luiz Araújo and Pedro in place of Emerson Royal, Léo Ortiz, Jorginho, Arrascaeta, Samuel Lino and Bruno Henrique, respectively.

The São Paulo side are also playing in the round of 16 of the continental tournament and will visit LDU in Ecuador on Thursday (20), after a 1-1 draw at Maião. 

📋 Check out Flamengo’s lineup

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