📋 On a night of reunions, Flamengo and Cruzeiro announce their line-ups | OneFootball

Flamengo and Cruzeiro face off this Wednesday (11th) at Maracanã, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), for the fifth round of the Brasileirão.

The encounter has become a "champions match," as both teams were crowned state champions last weekend.

Additionally, the match is marked by several reunions. Gerson and Tite, for example, face the Cariocas for the first time.

And Leonardo Jardim confronts the Minas Gerais team just a few months after leaving the club, saying he "would not coach another team in Brazil."

In the Brasileirão, the Rubro-Negro occupies the 12th place with four points, while the Raposa is in the second-to-last position with two points.

Regarding the last game (1-0 over Atlético-MG), coach Tite opted for Fagner, Matheus Henrique, and Neyser to replace William, Lucas Romero, and Kaio Jorge, respectively, in Cruzeiro.

Kaio Jorge didn't even travel to Rio due to a right foot injury.

Meanwhile, in Flamengo, coming off a penalty shootout victory by 5-4 over Fluminense, coach Leonardo Jardim chose to place Emerson Royal, Lucas Paquetá, and Everton Cebolinha in the spots of Varela, Carrascal, and Samuel Lino, respectively.

📋 See Flamengo's lineup

📋 See Cruzeiro's lineup

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