Flamengo resume after four-day break, focus shifts to Santos as Arrascaeta faces surgery | OneFootball

Flamengo return to work on Wednesday at Ninho do Urubu after four days off in the Super Data FIFA, handing Leonardo Jardim eight days to ready his side for Santos in the Brasileirão.

The restart coincides with Arrascaeta’s arrival back in Rio at 16:00 Brasília time. The club said in a statement that tests in South Korea confirmed a fracture of his left wrist with surgery indicated, and that he would be reassessed in Brazil before the procedure.

Flamengo have scheduled hospital admission for Thursday, one October, for final pre-operative checks, with surgery the same day led by Fernando Sassaki alongside specialist Roberto Feres.

The squad had trained from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25, then rested from Saturday 26 to Tuesday. The pause ends next Tuesday, six October, and replaces the old September and October international windows. Flamengo entered it after beating Red Bull Bragantino 2-1 at the Maracanã to reach 60 points, three clear of Palmeiras on 57.

Jardim will be without four call-ups, Samuel Lino and Pedro with Brazil, Varela with Uruguay, and Anthony Valencia with Ecuador, all due back after the window. Ayrton Lucas returns to group work under medical supervision following a right hamstring issue, while Gonzalo Plata has done light sessions after tests showed no injury. Availability for Santos will depend on their progress, and Evertton Araújo remains sidelined with a serious muscle problem.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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