Without Jorginho, Flamengo name squad for Libertadores opener | OneFootball

Flamengo released the squad list for the match against Cusco, scheduled for 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Wednesday. The game is valid for the first round of the Libertadores group stage and will be played at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium, in the Peruvian altitude.

Absences

Flamengo’s biggest absence is midfielder Jorginho. The Italian-Brazilian felt pain after the win over Santos, underwent imaging tests, and was diagnosed with a muscle injury in his left calf.

This will be the first match Jorginho will miss since Leonardo Jardim arrived. The midfielder had been playing in almost every possible minute, except in the matches against Remo and Botafogo, when he was substituted.

Besides him, Érick Pulgar (right shoulder injury), Everton Cebolinha (rib fracture), Alex Santos (muscle injury in the back of his right thigh) and Saúl (recovering from surgery on his left heel) will not face Cusco.

Apart from those four players, Flamengo will travel to Peru with their full strength available. Therefore, Leonardo Jardim is expected to field: Rossi; Varela, Léo Ortiz, Léo Pereira and Ayrton Lucas; Evertton Araújo, De La Cruz, Paquetá and De Arrascaeta; Carrascal (Lino) and Pedro.

Check out Flamengo’s squad list:

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