Striker picks up injury, likely to miss Flamengo’s next Carioca clash | OneFootball

Luiz Araújo was unavailable against Internacional and is likely to remain out against Sampaio Corrêa

Flamengo faces Sampaio Corrêa this Saturday (07) with the possibility of rotating the squad. However, a player who has had few minutes this year is expected to remain out: Luiz Araújo. Absent against Internacional, the number 7 is likely to continue as an absence in the match valid for the Campeonato Carioca.

According to information from journalist Venê Casagrande, Luiz Araújo underwent tests that revealed a physical problem. Due to muscle pain in the right thigh of the winger, coach Filipe Luís had to call up Wallace Yan, who is set to transfer to Bragantino, to be on the bench on Wednesday (04).

Luiz Araújo has just over 100 minutes on the field in 2026. The number 7 played the last 19 minutes of Flamengo's victory over Vasco and played the entire match in the red-black's defeat to Fluminense. In the opening match of the Brasileirão against São Paulo, the player was not even listed. Later, in the Super Cup against Corinthians, the left-footer was on the bench. In the match against Inter, not even that.

WHAT ARE FILIPE LUÍS'S OPTIONS WITHOUT LUIZ ARAÚJO?

If Luiz Araújo's absence against Sampaio Corrêa is confirmed, Filipe Luís will still have many options to play in the sector, such as Lucas Paquetá, Gonzalo Plata, Carrascal, Everton Cebolinha, and Bruno Henrique, for example. However, the decision will only be made minutes before the match.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Flamengo returns to the field at 9 PM (Brasília time) this Saturday (07), for the sixth and final round of the Taça Guanabara. Thus, the determination of the qualifiers for the Campeonato Carioca will have full coverage by Coluna do Fla, directly from Maracanã.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.