Fluminense name squad for Libertadores decider v Independiente Rivadavia | OneFootball

Fluminense released, on the afternoon of this Wednesday (6), the squad list for the match against Independiente Rivadavia, in the fourth round of the Libertadores group stage. The game will take place later today, at 9:30 p.m., at Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, in Argentina.

The main absence from the squad list is defensive midfielder Facundo Bernal, who is serving an automatic suspension. In addition to him, coach Luis Zubeldía still cannot count on Martinelli and Matheus Reis, who remain under the care of the medical department, while Germán Cano is still undergoing physical transition before returning to training with the squad.

Martinelli suffered a grade 3A edema in the anterior rectus femoris of his left thigh and is expected to return to the pitch in five to seven weeks. Matheus Reis, meanwhile, is still recovering from revision surgery on the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Needing to bounce back in the competition, Fluminense is expected to field the strongest available lineup. Players who were rested in the loss to Internacional in the Brasileirão, such as Hércules, Canobbio, and Savarino, return to the starting team.

Fluminense’s probable lineup for the match is: Fábio; Guga, Ignácio (Jemmes), Freytes and Renê; Alisson (Otávio), Hércules and Savarino; Soteldo (Serna), Canobbio and Castillo.

Bottom of Group C with only one point won, Tricolor needs a victory to stay alive in the fight for qualification to the Libertadores round of 16. Independiente Rivadavia leads the group with nine points and won the first meeting between the teams, at the Maracanã, by 2-1.

Check out the squad list:

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