Without Martinelli, Zubeldía faces selection dilemma for Fluminense | OneFootball

Fluminense has completed preparations for the match against Cruzeiro this Sunday. The game will be at 4 PM (Brasília time), at Mineirão, for the Campeonato Brasileiro. For this match, coach Luís Zubeldia knows he will be without Martinelli and is looking for alternatives to set up the midfield.

Martinelli received his third yellow card last Thursday, against Mirassol, and will have to serve a suspension in the match against Cruzeiro.

Zubeldía has two options for the position. If he wants to make the midfield more defensive, Bernal will be chosen. Meanwhile, Nonato will be selected if the coach wants a more creative sector.

In the rest, Fluminense is expected to maintain the formation that defeated Mirassol. The goal for the tricolors is to score in Belo Horizonte to get closer to qualifying for another Libertadores.

Probable lineup

Thus, the team from Rio is expected to go into the match with the following formation: Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, and Renê; Hércules, Bernal (Nonato), and Lucho Acosta; Serna, Canobbio, and Everaldo.

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