Medical team works wonders, Flamengo top injury ranking: top 20

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·25 de diciembre de 2025

Medical team works wonders, Flamengo top injury ranking: top 20

Even with 78 games in the year, Flamengo had only 32 injuries

During the 2025 season, it was a given to highlight that Arrascaeta reached his physical peak at Flamengo and was therefore the best player in the country. However, this point goes beyond the Uruguayan number 10. Even with 78 matches from January to December, the Rubro-Negro had only 32 injuries, ranking 15th in the country in terms of problems among Serie A teams in the Brasileirão.

WHAT IS THE INJURY RANKING OF SERIE A TEAMS IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Botafogo – 55 injuries Fortaleza – 53 Internacional – 50 Vitória – 50 Grêmio – 49 São Paulo – 49 Bragantino – 44 Fluminense – 44 Corinthians – 43 Sport – 40 Bahia – 36 Juventude – 35 Santos – 35 Atlético-MG – 34 Flamengo – 32 Mirassol – 27 Palmeiras – 26 Vasco – 25 Ceará – 23 Cruzeiro – 22

With fewer injuries than Flamengo, only Mirassol, Palmeiras, Vasco, Ceará, and Cruzeiro. But it's worth noting that, among the quintet, only the runner-up of the Libertadores (76) and the runner-up of the Copa do Brasil (71) played more than 70 matches. The team from the interior of São Paulo played only 51 matches, compared to 60 from the northeastern teams and 62 from the Minas Gerais teams.

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WHICH FLAMENGO PLAYER VISITED THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT MOST OFTEN?

Of the 32 physical problems Flamengo had in the year, four were from the experienced full-back Alex Sandro, who turns 35 in January. The athlete had three injuries to his thigh and one to his calf. In second place is Nico de la Cruz, with three.

In the ranking of players who missed the most games due to injury, Erick Pulgar 'leads by a wide margin'. After all, the Chilean suffered a fracture in the Club World Cup, in the fifth metatarsal, and missed 25 games. In second place are Alex Sandro, De La Cruz, and Danilo, with 15 matches in the medical department. The numbers are from GE.

AND PEDRO?

After a severe knee injury in 2024, Pedro only debuted in the 2025 season in April. Since the physical problem occurred the previous year, the first four months of inactivity are not included in the study. Later, the forward broke his arm and had a thigh injury, which kept him off the field in November and part of December.

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