Which ex-Flamengo players featured in Brazil’s last meeting with Australia? | OneFootball

Brazil begin their penultimate 2026 FIFA window against Australia on Friday 25 September, and, as reported by Coluna Do Fla, the previous meeting featured five players familiar to Flamengo fans.

The last match came on 13 June 2017 in Melbourne, where Brazil beat the hosts 4-0, with Diego Souza scoring twice and Thiago Silva and Taison also on target.

Diego Alves, Alex Sandro, Rodrigo Caio, Rafinha and David Luiz all played that day. None were at Flamengo at the time, and Diego Alves was unveiled by the club the following month, July 2017.

The sides meet at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Friday at seven am Brasília time, then again on 29 September at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane at the same hour.

Brazil then face India for the first time on three October at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, also known as Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata.

Pedro and Samuel Lino are Flamengo’s only call-ups for this window. The forwards have joined up and are available to Carlo Ancelotti as they aim to earn more minutes for the national side.

The domestic calendar pauses during the window, and Flamengo have no matches between 24 September and six October, so Pedro and Samuel Lino will miss only training sessions.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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