International watch: 4 Flamengo players in first FIFA friendlies | OneFootball

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Club matches around the world are on hold for the Super FIFA international window, which takes place from September 26 to October 6. Flamengo is represented by five players spread across different national teams. Coluna do Fla details the performance of each red-and-black player in the opening round of friendlies.

HOW MANY MINUTES DID FLAMENGO’S CALLED-UP PLAYERS GET?

BRAZIL

ECUADOR

URUGUAY

HOW DID THEY PERFORM FOR THE BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM?

This Friday (25), on the very poor pitch at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville, Brazil did not play well and came close to losing. After going behind thanks to a superb free kick from Nestory Irankunda, the Brazil national team found an equalizer in the final minute through Rayan.

Flamengo’s Pedro and Samuel Lino started the match on the bench. The attacking duo was brought on by Ancelotti in the 19th minute of the second half to replace Vini Jr and Endrick.

WHAT ABOUT ECUADOR?

In head coach Marcelo Gallardo’s debut, Ecuador suffered a 3–0 defeat to South Korea this Thursday (24) at Suwon World Cup Stadium. The goals were scored by Oh Hyeon-gyu, Son Heung-min, and Lee Dong-gyeong.

Flamengo player Anthony Valencia was an option on the bench. The right winger came on in the 30th minute of the second half, replacing John Yeboah.

HOW DID URUGUAY FARE?

Uruguay, in Diego Forlán’s debut as head coach, lost 3–1 to Japan this Thursday (24) at Miyagi Stadium. The Japanese national team took the lead through Kuryu Matsuki, and late in the first half, La Celeste equalized through Maximiliano Araújo.

Then, late in the second half, when the match seemed to be heading for a draw, Kento Shiogai scored in the 47th minute, and Ayase Ueda sealed the scoreline: 3–1.

Arrascaeta, Flamengo’s midfielder, came on in the second half and played 28 minutes. Varela, the red-and-black full-back, stayed on the bench and did not enter the match.

BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM’S NEXT MATCHES

After the opening clash, Brazil will face Australia again on Tuesday (29) at 7 a.m. (Brasília time) at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. After that, the squad will travel to India, where they will face the home national team on October 3 at 11 a.m. (Brasília time) at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, marking the first-ever meeting between the two sides.

URUGUAY NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE

Meanwhile, Uruguay will take on South Korea on Monday (28) at 8 a.m. (Brasília time) at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Later, the Uruguayan national team will play a third friendly against India on October 6 at 1 p.m. (Brasília time), also at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

ECUADOR NATIONAL TEAM’S NEXT CHALLENGES

The Ecuador national team will face Japan on October 1 at 7:10 a.m. (Brasília time) in Yokohama in the Kirin Cup. In addition, Ecuador’s third opponent will still depend on the result against the Japanese, since the final rival could be either Panama or New Zealand, depending on Gallardo’s team’s performance in the previous match.

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