Fluminense player suffers serious injury in loss to Flamengo | OneFootball

Lucho Acosta will be out for Fluminense for about a month

Flamengo beat Fluminense 2-1 last Sunday (12), in the 11th round of the Brasileirão. In addition to the defeat in the Rio derby, Luis Zubeldía’s team picked up another ‘headache’ for the upcoming matches this season.

That is because, after the match against Flamengo, Lucho Acosta was diagnosed with a grade 2 medial collateral ligament injury in his left knee. As a result, the Argentine midfielder is expected to be unavailable for Fluminense for about a month, missing important matches this season.

How did the play that caused Lucho Acosta’s injury happen?

During the opening minutes of the match between Flamengo and Fluminense, Lucho Acosta was hit in the face by the ball and ended up landing awkwardly on the pitch, twisting his knee. The player even tried to return to the match, but could not continue on the field and was replaced by Ganso.

How did the Flamengo vs. Fluminense match go?

Flamengo had no trouble beating Fluminense. Mengão’s first goal came seven minutes into the first half. On that play, after Fábio made a bad pass while playing out from the back, Pedro took a shot from very far out and scored a stunning goal, opening the scoring in the derby.

Then, early in the second half, in the fifth minute, Pedro found the net with his chest after a perfect cross from Samuel Lino. Finally, in the 31st minute, Savarino pulled one back for Fluminense, but it was not enough to prevent Flamengo from winning.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Meanwhile, Flamengo remain focused on their next commitment of the season. This Thursday (16), Rubro-Negro face Independiente Medellín (COL) at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã, in the second round of the Libertadores group stage.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Flamengo and Independiente Medellín through YouTube, the website, and social media. However, ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the Libertadores match.

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