Check out Fluminense’s likely line-up to face Flamengo in the Carioca

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·25 de enero de 2026

Check out Fluminense’s likely line-up to face Flamengo in the Carioca

Fluminense will not be able to count on coach Luís Zubeldía

Flamengo faces Fluminense this Sunday (25th), at Maracanã, in a match valid for the Campeonato Carioca. For the derby, interim coach Maxi Cuberas is expected to rotate some players with an eye on the debut in the Brasileirão against Grêmio.

WHAT IS FLUMINENSE'S PROBABLE LINEUP?

Fábio, Guga, Jemmes, Freytes, and Arana; Martinelli, Nonato, and Lucho Acosta; Canobbio, Serna, and Everaldo.

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Maxi Cuberas is part of the Fluminense coaching staff and will be the one on the sidelines against Flamengo. Thus, he is expected to rotate the squad, since the Rio team will debut midweek in the Brasileirão against Grêmio, at Maracanã.

WHY WON'T ZUBELDÍA BE IN CHARGE OF FLUMINENSE?

Luis Zubeldía is the coach of Fluminense and will not go to Maracanã to attend the match. That's because the coach of the Laranjeiras team has been prevented by doctors from even being on the bench, due to a cardiac condition.

— The cardiologist told me that there was a great responsibility and that I could not be there (on the sidelines) at that moment, that I would have to watch from the box or from home. […] If I am to be present, I want to be on the field. If not, I prefer to stay at home, because I think that is the most appropriate so that we can work calmly and continue doing the work that has been done — said Zubeldía, in an interview with FluTV.

DOES FLUMINENSE HAVE ANY ABSENCES?

In addition to coach Luis Zubeldía, sidelined for medical reasons, Fluminense will have three other absences against Flamengo. Midfielder Hércules and forwards Soteldo and Cano are under the care of the club's medical department.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS FLUMINENSE?

Thus, Flamengo faces Fluminense this Sunday (25th), at 6pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the fourth round of the Campeonato Carioca. As such, Coluna do Fla brings all the information straight from the stadium.

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