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Filipe Luís may still line up Saúl Ñíguez instead of Bruno Henrique in Flamengo's attack

Flamengo takes to the field on Sunday night (03), when they face Ceará, in the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship. For the match, coach Filipe Luís outlined the red-black lineup with Samuel Lino among the starters. In addition, there is a chance for Saúl to enter in place of Bruno Henrique.

What is Flamengo's likely lineup?

Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro (Viña); Jorginho, Allan and Arrascaeta; Plata, Samuel Lino and Bruno Henrique (Saúl).

It is important to note that, if Saúl Ñíguez is lined up among the starters, Gonzalo Plata will play as a center forward. With this, Bruno Henrique appears as an option on the bench. In addition, Alex Sandro may return to the starting lineup in place of Ayrton Lucas. Viña is also fighting for a position.

What are Flamengo's casualties?

In addition to Pedro, who is suspended, as well as Wallace Yan, Flamengo has six other casualties for the game against Ceará. Thus, The Most Loved cannot count on: Pulgar (foot surgery), Danilo (right thigh), Michael (left ankle), Everton Cebolinha (tendinitis), Luiz Araújo (load control) and Matheus Cunha (patellar tendinitis in the left knee).

Does Flamengo have reinforcements?

Despite the casualties, coach Filipe Luís will have important reinforcements for the game against Ceará. This is because the red-black coach related Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino and Victor Hugo for the first time in the dispute of the Brazilian Championship 2025.

What is Flamengo's situation in the Brazilian Championship?

Currently, Flamengo is the leader of the Brazilian Championship, with 36 points accumulated in 16 games played. Cruzeiro, in second place, has 34 and one more game than The Most Loved. Finally, Ceará, the opponent of The Red-Black this Sunday (03) is in tenth place, with 21.

In search of maintaining the leadership in the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo faces Ceará from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Arena Castelão. The teams dispute the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship, with live broadcast on Premiere, on pay-per-view, in addition to Record TV (open channel) and CazéTv (YouTube).

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