Plata e Ayrton Lucas fitness updates before Flamengo’s next match | OneFootball

Flamengo’s international break has brought encouraging medical updates on Gonzalo Plata and Ayrton Lucas, though their availability remains unclear. According to Coluna Do Fla, both have progressed, with final decisions to depend on training.

Plata has shown improvement in pain in his right thigh and completed light work last week. He reported the issue after the Bragantino match at the Maracanã, then underwent tests on his return to Ninho do Urubu on Wednesday 23, which found no injury.

Ayrton Lucas’s case differs. The left back sustained a muscle injury to the back of his right thigh in the Bragantino game, suffering the problem during a sprint before leaving the pitch in significant pain. He has improved over the last week, but when he resumes training on Wednesday 30 with team-mates he will remain under medical supervision.

With the pair at different stages, it is still unknown whether they can feature in Flamengo’s next fixture. Leonardo Jardim will use the training load to decide if he can count on them against Santos on eight October in the Brasileirão.

There are already two confirmed absences. Arrascaeta fractured his left wrist while playing for Uruguay during this window and will undergo surgery on Thursday. No return date has been set, and indications are he could miss the Libertadores semi-finals against Estudiantes (ARG). Evertton Araújo is also out with a serious muscle injury.

Flamengo visit Santos at Vila Belmiro on eight October at 19:30, Brasília time.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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