Flamengo get two boosts after the international break; details | OneFootball

Flamengo are less than a week away from returning to official action. Next Thursday, the 8th, the team managed by Leonardo Jardim will face Santos in the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship Série A.

RTI Esporte Agency has learned that two of the five Flamengo players called up for the FIFA international break should be available to the coaching staff for the match. Pedro and Samuel Lino are with the Brazilian national team, which wraps up its commitments this Saturday.

The schedule calls for both to return at the start of next week, in time to take part in the final training sessions. Guillermo Varela and Anthony Valencia, however, have fixtures closer to matchday and are expected to miss out.

Varela and Valencia expected to miss out

Guillermo Varela is not expected to be available for Leonardo Jardim. The full-back is with the Uruguay national team, which has a match scheduled for next Tuesday against India. The gap between the international match and Flamengo’s game is short.

Guillermo Varela will have little time to return to Brazil and rejoin the squad before the match. Anthony Valencia faces Panama on Monday and is also not expected to arrive in time to play against Santos.

Arrascaeta and Plata remain out

Giorgian De Arrascaeta was also called up by Uruguay during the FIFA international break, but he is not among Leonardo Jardim’s options for the next match. The midfielder is recovering from a left wrist injury and remains under the care of the medical department.

Gonzalo Plata is in a similar situation. Called up by Ecuador, the forward was ultimately withdrawn from the national team after suffering a thigh muscle injury. As a result, he remains at Flamengo to continue treatment.

Two players expected back in the squad

Based on the national teams’ schedules and the information gathered about the squad, Pedro and Samuel Lino are the two called-up players who could return in time for the clash with Santos.

The coaching staff, however, will still need to assess the players’ physical condition after their international commitments. The short time between their return to the club and the match will also be taken into account when deciding the starting lineup.

Flamengo will therefore have only a few days to reorganize the squad before the Brazilian Championship resumes. Leonardo Jardim is expected to monitor the return of the called-up players and decide how to use each one based on their level of fatigue.

The match against Santos will be Flamengo’s first official fixture after the FIFA international break and marks the start of a new stage of the season, with the team once again focused on the remainder of the Brazilian Championship.

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