Which players missed Flamengo's first game of the Portugal camp?

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·6 Juli 2026

Which players missed Flamengo's first game of the Portugal camp?

Which players did not feature in Flamengo vs River Plate (ARG)?

Head coach Leonardo Jardim is taking advantage of the mid-season break to get to know and rotate the squad available to him in Portugal. In the first of the three friendlies Rubro-Negro will play in the Algarve, the Portuguese manager mixed up the team throughout the 90 minutes. So, Coluna do Fla shows you which players did not play against River Plate (ARG).

In last Friday’s match (03), Leonardo Jardim used 20 of the 26 players against River Plate. As a result, only six players did not take the field at Estádio Algarve. They were: Rayan Lucas, Guilherme Gomes, Dyogo Alves, Alan Santos, Johnny and Daniel Sales.

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WHICH PLAYERS DID NOT FEATURE IN FLAMENGO VS RIVER PLATE? Rayan Lucas – defensive midfielderGuilherme Gomes – midfielderDyogo Alves – goalkeeperAlan Santos – forwardJohnny – center backDaniel Silva – center back

All six players who did not get a chance came through Flamengo’s youth academy. Dyogo Alves and Rayan Lucas are the most ‘experienced’ and have already had spells with the senior team. The midfielder, in fact, returned to the club in the middle of this year after his loan spell with Sporting (ESP) came to an end.

Meanwhile, Guilherme, Alan Santos, Johnny and Daniel Silva are looking for opportunities to establish themselves once and for all in the senior squad. As such, the Ninho graduates are getting a golden opportunity to convince coach Leonardo Jardim.

HOW IS FLAMENGO’S MID-SEASON TRAINING CAMP IN PORTUGAL GOING?

Since June 28, Flamengo’s squad has been in the Algarve region of Portugal, going through a series of training sessions. In addition to the workouts, Rubro-Negro also still have two more friendlies to play.

In short, after drawing 2-2 with River Plate, Flamengo next face Lausanne Sports (SUI) on Wednesday (08). Besides the Swiss side, Mengo will also take on Benfica (POR) next Saturday (11).

HOW IS FLAMENGO PREPARING FOR THE MATCH AGAINST LAUSANNE?

For the clash with Lausanne, coach Leonardo Jardim made it clear that he will test some players who have not been getting many opportunities. Therefore, the tendency is for the team to be made up mostly of players coming from the youth academy.

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO VS LAUSANNE SPORTS TAKE PLACE?

The match between Flamengo and Lausanne Sports will take place at 4:30 PM (Brasília time) this Wednesday (08), at Estádio Algarve. As a result, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will bring details of the match ‘in loco’ on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, Band (free-to-air), SporTV2 (subscription) and GE TV (YouTube) will broadcast the clash.

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