Lino, Varela and two more Flamengo players feature in second-round FIFA friendlies | OneFootball

Lino, Varela and two more Flamengo players feature in second-round FIFA friendlies | OneFootball

In partnership with

Yahoo sports
Icon: OffsAIde

OffsAIde

·2 October 2026

Lino, Varela and two more Flamengo players feature in second-round FIFA friendlies

Article image:Lino, Varela and two more Flamengo players feature in second-round FIFA friendlies

With club football paused for the Super FIFA window from 26 September to 6 October, five Flamengo players featured in the second round of internationals. The standout moment came in Uruguay’s win, where Arrascaeta scored and assisted before suffering a wrist fracture.

According to Coluna Do Fla, Uruguay beat South Korea 4-1 on Monday 28 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, with Arrascaeta and Guillermo Varela starting under Diego Forlán. Varela completed 93 minutes, Arrascaeta played 77.


OneFootball Videos


Arrascaeta slipped, fracturing his wrist, and was released from the squad. He has already returned to Brazil, undergone surgery and is now recovering.

On Tuesday 29 in Brisbane, Brazil defeated Australia 4-2 at the Suncorp Stadium, with Vanderson, Raphinha, Bruno Guimarães and Vinicius Júnior on the scoresheet. Samuel Lino entered on 82 minutes and logged 12 minutes, while Pedro was an unused substitute.

Ecuador drew 0-0 with Japan in Yokohama on Thursday 01, then lost on penalties in the Kirin Cup. Anthony Valencia came on in the 78th minute, played 13 minutes and converted his kick in the shootout.

Next, Brazil face India in Kolkata on Saturday 03 at 11:00 Brasília time, the nations’ first-ever meeting. Uruguay play India on Tuesday 06 at 13:00, also at Salt Lake Stadium. Ecuador meet Panama on Monday 05 at 03:30.

“Artificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.”

View publisher imprint