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What is the situation of Flamengo full-back Matías Viña ahead of the World Cup?

The 2026 World Cup is about to begin and, with that, the called-up players are already starting to report to their respective national teams. In this way, Matías Viña, a full-back loaned by Flamengo to River Plate (ARG), will try to make the most of his days with Uruguay to recover from injury before the tournament begins.

Matías Viña is one of the players called up by the Uruguay national team for the World Cup. At the moment, the left-back is not fit to play, as he suffered a tear in the adductor muscle of his right thigh in the match between River Plate and Rosario Central (ARG) in the Argentine league.

Given this situation, Uruguay’s Medical Department has already prepared a training methodology aimed at getting Viña recovered before the World Cup. Until ‘La Celeste’ makes its debut, Marcelo Bielsa’s squad will have three weeks to train.

IS MATÍAS VIÑA A FLAMENGO PLAYER?

It is important to point out that Matías Viña is playing for River Plate on loan until December 2026, but the left-back’s registration still belongs to Flamengo. That is because the player remains under contract with the Rubro-Negro until the end of 2028.

DOES FLAMENGO HAVE MORE PLAYERS CALLED UP TO THE URUGUAY NATIONAL TEAM?

Besides Matías Viña, Flamengo will have other players representing Uruguay at the World Cup. Arrascaeta, Flamengo’s number 10, is already under the care of ‘La Celeste’s’ medical staff, who are overseeing the midfielder’s recovery from collarbone surgery. In addition, Varela and De La Cruz will join the rest of the national team after Rubro-Negro’s match on Tuesday (26) in the Libertadores.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

Flamengo’s next match will take place at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Tuesday (26), in the final round of the Libertadores group stage, at the Maracanã. Therefore, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will bring all the details of the match on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media.

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