Filipe Luís faces rare dilemma in Flamengo line-up v São Paulo | OneFootball

Filipe Luís will not have Pedro and Bruno Henrique available against São Paulo

On the morning of this Monday (03), Flamengo began preparations for the match against São Paulo. For the 32nd round of the Brasileirão, Filipe Luís will have to solve an unusual problem in the red-black lineup.

This is because, for the game against São Paulo, Filipe Luís will not have Pedro nor Bruno Henrique available. The last time Flamengo did not have either of these two players was in the final of the Campeonato Carioca 2025, at the beginning of the year.

Since then, Filipe Luís has always had at least one of the two as an option. From the final of the Carioca, against Fluminense until now, Flamengo has played exactly 50 games. In all these matches, the red-black coach had Pedro or Bruno Henrique available.

Why didn't the players play in the Carioca final?

In summary, Pedro was still recovering from the serious injury that took him out of the 2024 season. On the other hand, Bruno Henrique was serving a suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards. A scenario similar to the current one, indeed.

Thus, the lineup for Flamengo was as follows: Rossi, Wesley*, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, De La Cruz and Arrascaeta; Gerson*, Plata and Luiz Araujo. During the game, Varela, Juninho and Michael came in.

*The players are no longer with Flamengo currently.

Why aren't the two playing against São Paulo?

As mentioned, the scenario is similar to the final of the Carioca. At the moment, Pedro is recovering from a forearm fracture. Meanwhile, Bruno Henrique is serving an automatic suspension due to an accumulation of yellow cards in the Brasileirão.

And now?

Now, Filipe Luís will have to solve this problem in the Flamengo lineup. Among the options for the forward position against São Paulo are: Plata, Wallace Yan, Juninho and Arrascaeta (false 9).

What are the details of the match?

On Wednesday (05), Flamengo faces São Paulo at Vila Belmiro (Santos Stadium), starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time). In São Paulo, the teams will compete in the 32nd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Who is broadcasting the match?

On the other hand, the broadcast of the match between Flamengo and São Paulo will be handled by Rede Globo, on open TV, as well as Premiere, on pay-per-view. Coluna do Fla TV, on the other hand, will cover all the pre- and post-match details of the teams.

What is Flamengo's position in the standings?

Currently, Flamengo is in second place in the Campeonato Brasileiro standings, with 64 points. Finally, the leader Palmeiras has 65, which is one point more than the Rubro-Negro.

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