Fluminense win could push Flamengo into Cariocão relegation play-off | OneFootball

A victory for Fluminense in this Sunday's Fla-Flu could push Flamengo into a critical situation in the Campeonato Carioca. The result would leave the Rubro-Negro at real risk of competing in the relegation playoff and missing out on the quarterfinals. In Group B, Flamengo has only four points from four games and is currently outside the qualification zone. Botafogo, Boavista, Madureira, and Nova Iguaçu are the teams advancing at the moment.

The situation is complicated because Flamengo moved up their fifth-round match against Madureira due to the Supercopa do Brasil. As a result, besides the classic, the team will have only one more match to try to recover in the State Championship.

In the last round, Flamengo played with its main players for the first time and won the classic against Vasco. For the Fla-Flu, coach Filipe Luís is expected to field some starters while maintaining squad rotation with a focus on commitments in the Brasileirão and the Supercopa do Brasil.

Probable Flamengo lineup: Andrew; Varela (or Royal), Léo Ortiz, Vitão, and Daniel Salles; Pulgar, Everton Araújo, and Carrascal; Luiz Araújo (or Plata), Samuel Lino (or Cebolinha), and Pedro (or Bruno Henrique).

Photo: Gilvan de Souza/Flamengo

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