Flamengo today: catch the top Flamengo news this Wednesday, 01/10/2025 | OneFootball

Check out the highlights of the red-black news on this October 1st

The Coluna do Fla gathered the main information about Flamengo this Wednesday (01). This is because the sports news has been covering relevant news about the Red-Black, which is wrapping up preparations to face Cruzeiro in the Brasileirão.

Brasileirão: Filipe Luís defines starting team for Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro match in Wednesday's training

The Flamengo returns to the field on Thursday (02), when they face Cruzeiro. Therefore, this Wednesday (01), Filipe Luís leads the last training session of the squad before the 26th round match of the Brasileirão. Additionally, the coach will define the starting team for the match at Maracanã.

Initially, the probable lineup for Flamengo is as follows: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro (Ayrton Lucas); Saúl, Jorginho, Arrascaeta; Plata, Samuel Lino, Pedro. However, the team will still be defined in the afternoon training session this Wednesday (01).

Classic, direct confrontations, Libertadores decisions and more: see Flamengo's calendar in October

Flamengo bid farewell to September with a positive balance, as they ended the month leading the Brasileirão and qualified for the semifinals of the Libertadores. Now, the Red-Black is preparing to start October, with a classic, direct confrontations, and much more.

In total, in October, Flamengo will have seven games. Of these, two are the 'decisions' in the Libertadores, with the semifinals against Racing (ARG). The other five are in the Brasileirão, including a classic against Botafogo and direct confrontations with Cruzeiro and Palmeiras.

Two more names of Flamengo players pre-called for Ancelotti's Brazilian National Team leaked

Carlo Ancelotti calls up the Brazilian National Team this Wednesday (01). On the eve, some names from the pre-list were leaked. In the morning, three players from Flamengo were known to be on the radar: Léo Ortiz, Alex Sandro, and Samuel Lino. Later, two more red-blacks appeared on the radar: Léo Pereira and Pedro.

In Carlo Ancelotti's last call-up for the World Cup Qualifiers, only two red-blacks were included in the final list: Alex Sandro and Samuel Lino. However, the defender was cut due to injury. The technical staff of Flamengo does not hide that they do not wish to have players representing national teams during the FIFA Date.

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