Which players missed Flamengo's first inter-season game in Portugal?

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·6 luglio 2026

Which players missed Flamengo's first inter-season game in Portugal?

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

Coach Leonardo Jardim is using the mid-season training period 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. With that in mind, 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 PLAY 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 an opportunity came through Flamengo’s youth academy. Dyogo Alves and Rayan Lucas are the most ‘experienced’ and have already had spells with the first team. The midfielder, in fact, returned to the club midway through this year after his loan spell with Sporting (ESP) came to an end.

Meanwhile, Guilherme, Alan Santos, Johnny, and Daniel Silva are looking for space to establish themselves once and for all in the senior squad. That means 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 has two more friendly matches to play.

In short, after drawing 2-2 with River Plate, Flamengo’s next match is against Lausanne Sports (SUI) on Wednesday (08). Besides the Swiss side, Mengo will also face 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. As a result, the tendency is for the team to be made up mostly of players from the youth academy.

WHEN IS THE FLAMENGO VS LAUSANNE SPORTS MATCH?

The match between Flamengo and Lausanne Sports takes place at 4:30 p.m. Brasília time this Wednesday (08), at Estádio Algarve. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV 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 TV), 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.