Flamengo plan for World Cup with about eight call-ups projected | OneFootball

Flamengo are planning for the World Cup period, with the club believing roughly eight players could receive call-ups, according to Coluna Do Fla.

Uruguay are expected to summon the Flamengo trio Arrascaeta, De La Cruz and Varela. Ecuador are likely to call Gonzalo Plata, while Colombia could include Jorge Carrascal.

Brazil could have around four call-ups. For the March international window, Carlo Ancelotti named Alex Sandro, Danilo and Léo Pereira. Lucas Paquetá is almost guaranteed to be at the World Cup.

Ancelotti has also previously called Léo Ortiz. Pedro has featured for Brazil before and is viewed as an outside option. Italy may call Jorginho if they qualify via the March play-offs.

Brazil face France on 26 March at Gillette Stadium in Boston. They then play Croatia on 31 March at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, also in the United States.

Before that, Flamengo host Remo at 20:00 Brasília time on Thursday 19 March at the Maracanã. The match is the seventh round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Source: Coluna Do Fla