Flamengo prepare for Santos as Super Data FIFA break ends | OneFootball

Flamengo resume after the Super Data FIFA break with a trip to Santos on Thursday. The squad rested on Sunday, with kick-off at 19:30 Brasília time at Vila Belmiro.

It will be their first match since a 2-1 win over Red Bull Bragantino on 20 September, ending an 18-day gap. According to Coluna Do Fla, Pedro and Samuel Lino return on Monday and are planned to be available.

Varela and Anthony Valencia remain with Uruguay and Ecuador and are likely to rejoin only after the window on Tuesday, leaving little time to train before travelling. Jardim’s side have the league’s best away record, 27 points from 14 trips.

Arrascaeta fractured his left wrist in Uruguay’s 4-1 win over South Korea in Seoul. He had surgery in Rio that was declared successful, with recovery put at six to eight weeks and playing with a wrist guard ruled out, so only a possible Libertadores final is in play.

Gonzalo Plata has been cleared after right thigh pain and is back training. Ayrton Lucas is in work but still monitored after a right hamstring issue, while Evertton Araújo remains out with a grade three left adductor strain. Their readiness for Thursday depends on this week’s load.

Santos beat São Paulo 2-1 at Morumbi on Friday for a fifth straight league win and are seventh on 41 points. The clubs share the second-round lead on 20 points, Flamengo ahead on goal difference, and Neymar could feature as he nears fitness.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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