Flamengo news round-up, Tuesday 29 September: Arrascaeta surgery plan, Bap criticises betting ban, Brazil win 4-2 | OneFootball

Flamengo’s Tuesday round-up centres on Arrascaeta’s injury and planned surgery, with the club schedule paused for the September international window. President Luiz Eduardo Baptista also renewed criticism of Brazil’s betting ban, while Brazil beat Australia 4-2.

According to Coluna Do Fla, Arrascaeta lands in Rio de Janeiro around 16:00 Brasília time on Wednesday 30 after Uruguay’s friendly in Seoul, where he fractured his left wrist. He will undergo surgery early on Thursday 1 to continue treatment.

Flamengo have appointed Dr Fernando Sassaki to lead the operation, with Roberto Feres involved. Feres is an orthopaedist and traumatologist with expertise in this type of injury.

Club president Luiz Eduardo Baptista, known as Bap, renewed his attack on the provisional measure that bans betting companies in Brazil. In an interview published on Monday 28, he cited the signing of Lucas Paquetá as an example of commitments the club could struggle to honour.

He labelled the move ill-timed and out of place, and criticised its timing so close to the first round of elections. He added that Flamengo do not need government help to pay debts.

Brazil beat Australia 4-2 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Tuesday 29. Vanderson, Raphinha, Bruno Guimarães and Vinicius Júnior scored, in what was Carlo Ancelotti’s side’s second friendly against the Australians in this window.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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