Flamengo may miss 12 players for Copa do Brasil v Sport, here’s why | OneFootball

In a postponed match of the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo visits Sport this Saturday, starting at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), at Ilha do Retiro, in Recife (PE). However, the Carioca Rubro-Negro may arrive at the match extremely depleted.

The duel will be played amidst the November FIFA date, which results in several absences due to call-ups for Flamengo. Besides the selected players, the Rubro-Negro team also has athletes in the medical department and awaits a decision on the Bruno Henrique case at the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice).

Among the called-up players who will miss the Flamengo team against Sport are: Alex Sandro and Danilo (Brazilian National Team), Carrascal (Colombia), Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador), as well as Arrascaeta, Varela, and Viña (Uruguay).

The injured Flamengo players are Jorginho (muscle injury in the right thigh), Léo Ortiz (right ankle injury), Allan (plantar fasciitis), and Pedro (forearm fracture). There is an expectation that the first two may be available, but only if they meet the conditions for it. The latter two, however, are expected to be definite absences.

(Photo: Gilvan de Souza and Adriano Fontes/Flamengo)

Bruno Henrique Case

Finally, there is also the case of Bruno Henrique. The player was accused of deliberately getting a yellow card in a match against Santos, at Mané Garrincha, valid for the 2023 Brasileirão, supposedly to benefit bettors. In September, the STJD sentenced the player to a 12-match suspension and a fine of R$ 60,000, a decision that prompted the club's appeal.

The player's appeal was to be judged last Monday, but the session was interrupted after auditor Marco Aurélio Choy requested a review, a term used when a Tribunal member asks for more time to analyze the case before casting their vote. The judgment is expected to resume this Thursday.

Thus, Bruno Henrique's participation against Sport will depend on the outcome of the STJD judgment. If sentenced to serve a suspension, the athlete will be absent for coach Filipe Luis. Otherwise, he should be able to play normally, as he has been doing in recent months due to a suspensive effect obtained by the club in September.

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