Flamengo survive marathon, avoid injuries and gear up for run-in

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·14 September 2026

Flamengo survive marathon, avoid injuries and gear up for run-in

How is Flamengo heading into the run of games in the 2026 season?

Flamengo went through a grueling stretch over the last week of the season. Even with decisive matches and tiring travel, the Rubro-Negro squad managed good results and built momentum for the final stretch of the 2026 season.

Flamengo’s first trip was to Belém, in Pará, where they faced Remo in the Brasileirão. At Mangueirão Stadium, Mengão overcame the waterlogged pitch and came away with a 1-0 win.

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Without returning to Rio de Janeiro, the Flamengo delegation then traveled to the altitude of Quito, Ecuador, to face Independiente del Valle (ECU) in the Libertadores. On that occasion, Rubro-Negro arrived last Monday (07) and returned after beating the Ecuadorian side 2-0 on Thursday (10).

Given this situation, Flamengo secured two hugely important wins in the title race in both the Brasileirão and the Libertadores. Before this marathon, however, it is worth noting that Rubro-Negro had also collected victories over Botafogo and Mirassol. Finally, it is also worth highlighting that, despite all this effort, Mengo did not have any injured players.

HOW WAS THE RETURN TO RIO DE JANEIRO?

After arriving in Rio de Janeiro on the morning of Friday (11), the squad was given the rest of the day off. As a result, coach Leonardo Jardim had only Saturday (12) to make adjustments and choose the starting lineup for the clash with Corinthians in the Brasileirão.

HOW DID FLAMENGO VS CORINTHIANS GO IN THE BRASILEIRÃO?

Even with little time to rest, Flamengo returned to the pitch on Sunday (13) and pressured Corinthians from start to finish, but could not turn it into goals. In the end, in the final minutes of the match at the Maracanã, Bruno Henrique scored to give Mengão the win over the São Paulo side. With this victory, Fla returned to the top of the Brasileirão table with 57 points.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

After these good results, Flamengo begin the week preparing to seal a place in the Libertadores semifinal. With that in mind, coach Leonardo Jardim is getting the team ready for the decisive match against Independiente del Valle (ECU) in the second leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals.

The ball starts rolling for the match at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (17), at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the clash with on-site coverage from Simon Lédo, Rodrigo Lima, and Rock Hudson on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

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