Not this time! Jardim still hasn’t repeated a Flamengo XI, see all

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·16 avril 2026

Not this time! Jardim still hasn’t repeated a Flamengo XI, see all

There was an expectation that Leonardo Jardim would repeat the lineup from the last match

It’s cultural! European coaches are not in the habit of repeating the same lineup from one game to the next. With Leonardo Jardim, it’s no different. Despite the expectation that the coach would field the same starting 11 from the derby against Fluminense this Thursday (16), against Independiente Medellín (COL), the Portuguese manager surprised everyone and made some changes.

From Sunday’s Fla-Flu (12) to tonight’s Libertadores clash, there were five changes. Out went: Varela, Léo Ortiz, Alex Sandro, Gonzalo Plata and Pedro. Coming in, respectively, were Emerson Royal, Danilo, Ayrton Lucas, Carrascal and Bruno Henrique.

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WHAT WERE LEONARDO JARDIM’S LINEUPS?

Fluminense (Carioca): Rossi, Varela, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho, Carrascal, Arrascaeta, Lino and Pedro Cruzeiro: Rossi, Royal, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho, Arrascaeta, Cebolinha, Paquetá and Pedro Botafogo: Rossi, Varela, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho, Carrascal, Lino, Paquetá and Pedro Remo: Rossi, Royal, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Pulgar, Jorginho, Arrascaeta, Lino, Luiz Araújo and Pedro Corinthians: Rossi, Varela, Danilo, Vitão and Alex Sandro; Evertton Araújo, Jorginho, Arrascaeta, Lino, Paquetá and Pedro Bragantino: Rossi, Royal, Ortiz, Vitão and Ayrton Lucas; Pulgar, Jorginho and Paquetá, Lino, Luiz Araújo and Pedro Santos: Rossi, Varela, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Everrtton Araújo, Jorginho and Arrascaeta; Carrascal, Lino and Pedro Cusco: Rossi, Royal, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo, De La Cruz and Paquetá; Carrascal, Plata and Bruno Henrique Fluminense: Rossi, Varela, Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Alex Sandro; Evertton Araújo, Lucas Paquetá and Arrascaeta; Lino, Plata and Pedro Medellín: Rossi, Emerson Royal, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo, Lucas Paquetá and Arrascaeta; Lino, Carrascal and Bruno Henrique.

SO WHICH PLAYER WAS IN ALL OF LEONARDO JARDIM’S LINEUPS?

Only Rossi started every match for Flamengo under Leonardo Jardim. At right-back, what stands out is the ‘ping-pong’ the coach plays with Varela and Emerson Royal. The players alternate in a ‘one match on, one match off’ pattern. For example: the Uruguayan was in the team on Sunday (12), and now the former Milan (ITA) player is the chosen one.

In second place in the ranking of most starts under Leonardo Jardim at Flamengo are Léo Pereira, Samuel Lino and Pedro, with eight appearances in the starting 11. Of those three, only the No. 9 is not starting the match against Independiente Medellín.

WHERE CAN YOU WATCH FLAMENGO VS INDEPENDIENTE MEDELLÍN, THEN?

In short, in the match valid for the second round of the Copa Libertadores da América, Flamengo face Independiente Medellín starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. The match will be broadcast on ESPN, as well as streamed on Disney Plus.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.