📋 G-6 spot and top spot at stake: Fluminense and Cruzeiro announce line-ups | OneFootball

Fluminense and Cruzeiro face off at Maracanã, this Thursday (17), at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 14th round of Brasileirão 2025.

This is the first match of the Tricolor Carioca in the national championship after their impressive performance in the Club World Cup, where they finished in fourth place.

In the Brasileirão, Fluminense is in seventh place with 20 points and is aiming for a victory to enter the G-4, which starts with Bahia (24 points).

On the other hand, Raposa has 27 points and can take the lead in the championship with a simple draw, as Flamengo has the same score and has already played in the round.

In relation to the last match (2 x 0 against Chelsea, for the Club World Cup), coach Renato Gaúcho opted for the entries of Samuel Xavier, Freytes, Fuentes, Martinelli and Soteldo in the places of Guga, Ignácio, Renê, Facundo Bernal and Thiago Santos, respectively, in Fluminense.

Meanwhile, Cruzeiro, which comes from a 4 x 1 thrashing over Grêmio, in the last round, coach Leonardo Jardim chose to put Fagner and Kauá Prates in the places of William and Kaiki, respectively.

📋 See Fluminense's lineup

📋 See Cruzeiro's lineup

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