Fla v Santos: top-six hosts meet improving visitors | OneFootball

Flamengo host Santos in the Brasileirão at the Maracanã on Sunday, 5 April 2026, with the sixth-placed hosts looking to firm up their continental push and the visitors seeking to build on a recent upturn.

Flamengo have edged recent league meetings, winning 3-2 at home in November 2025, while Santos took the reverse 1-0 in July 2025. With Sudamericana places in play, the game pits a top-half side against upward movers.

Fla pieced together three league wins before a draw and a 3-0 loss at RB Bragantino. Peixe are unbeaten in four of their last five, capped by a 2-0 home victory over Remo.

Mengão are without Erick Pulgar (suspended), while Alex Sandro and Saúl Níguez are injured. Alvinegro Praiano miss Neymar and Rony through suspension, with Gabriel Barbosa and Vinicius Lira sidelined.

At home, Mengão have conceded just one league goal in three matches and kept clean sheets in their last two at the Maracanã, so a front-foot approach could suit. Peixe have yet to win away and have just two away points, so they may lean on a compact shape and look to strike on transitions.

A win would take Fla to 17 points and could tighten their grip on the Sudamericana spots while closing on the Libertadores race. Victory for Peixe would move them to 13 points and could lift them towards mid-table and further from the relegation places.