Striker picks up injury, set to miss Flamengo’s next Carioca match | OneFootball

Luiz Araújo was unavailable against Internacional and is likely to remain out against Sampaio Corrêa

Flamengo faces Sampaio Corrêa this Saturday (07) with the possibility of rotating the squad. However, one player who has had few minutes this year is expected to remain out: Luiz Araújo. Absent against Internacional, the number 7 is likely to continue as a missing piece in the match valid for the Campeonato Carioca.

According to information from journalist Venê Casagrande, Luiz Araújo underwent tests that revealed a physical issue. Due to muscle pain in the right thigh of the winger, coach Filipe Luís had to call up Wallace Yan, who is set to leave for Bragantino, to fill the bench on Wednesday (04).

Luiz Araújo has just over 100 minutes on the field in 2026. The number 7 played the final 19 minutes of Flamengo’s victory over Vasco, and played the entire match in the red-black defeat to Fluminense. In the debut of the Brasileirão against São Paulo, the player was not even listed. Later, in the Supercopa against Corinthians, the left-footer was on the bench. Against Inter, not even that.

WHAT ARE FILIPE LUÍS'S OPTIONS WITHOUT LUIZ ARAÚJO?

If Luiz Araújo’s absence against Sampaio Corrêa is confirmed, Filipe Luís will still have many options for the position, such as Lucas Paquetá, Gonzalo Plata, Carrascal, Everton Cebolinha, and Bruno Henrique, for example. However, the final decision will only be made minutes before the match.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO'S NEXT GAME?

Flamengo returns to the field from 9pm (Brasília time) this Saturday (07), for the sixth and final round of the Taça Guanabara. Thus, the definition of the qualifiers for the Campeonato Carioca will have full coverage by Coluna do Fla, live from Maracanã.

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