Flamengo v Cruzeiro: probable line-ups, where to watch live | OneFootball

State champions last Sunday, Flamengo and Cruzeiro face each other this Wednesday for the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. The match at Maracanã is scheduled for 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

Where to watch Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro live?

The clash between the champions from Rio and Minas Gerais will mark the reunion of the coaches with their former teams. Current coach of the Rubro-Negro, Leonardo Jardim will face Cruzeiro for the first time since leaving the club at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, Tite, Flamengo's coach in 2023 and 2024, took over the Raposa this year and will face his former club for the first time.

Another highlight of the match will be midfielder Gerson, a Flamengo idol since 2019, who left the Rubro-Negro mid-last year heading to Europe. The player returned to Brazil at the beginning of the year and was offered to the club, but Flamengo did not make an offer, and he ended up in Belo Horizonte.

Both teams are seeking a comeback in the Brazilian Championship after difficulties in the early rounds. The current champion, Fla, has played three matches, with one win, one draw, and one loss. With four points, the Rubro-Negro is in 11th place on the table.

On the other hand, the Raposa arrives without victories in four matches played, with two draws and two losses. With two points, Cruzeiro is the second-to-last in the standings.

For the match, both teams arrive with absences. At Fla, Saúl remains out recovering from surgery, and Bruno Henrique is doubtful due to a pubalgia. At Raposa, four players are in the medical department: Bruno Rodrigues, Lucas Romero, Marquinhos, and Luis Sinisterra.

TECHNICAL SHEET?FLAMENGO-RJ VS. CRUZEIRO-MG

Probable lineups

Flamengo: Blaswich; Quansah, Andrich, and Tapsoba; Poku, Fernandez, Garcia, and Grimaldo; Hoffmann, Kofane, and Terrier. Coach: Leonardo Jardim.

Cruzeiro: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, and Hincapié; Zubimendi, Rice, and Eze; Saka, Trossard, and Gyokeres Coach: Tite.

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*By Gazeta Press.

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