Coluna do Fla
·11 de março de 2026
Flamengo have 7 in preliminary squad for pre-World Cup matches

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·11 de março de 2026

The end of March marks the FIFA international match calendar, and Flamengo has seven players on the pre-list for international friendlies: Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Varela, Carrascal, Plata, Alex Sandro, and Léo Pereira. With a squad full of stars, the club closely monitors the possibility of these athletes reinforcing their national teams.
According to information from journalist Bruno Lemos, confirmed by the report from Coluna do Fla, midfielders Arrascaeta and De La Cruz, along with right-back Varela, appear on Uruguay's pre-list. Thus, the athletes may be called up for the friendlies against England and Algeria on March 27 and 31, respectively.
Midfielder Carrascal has been included in coach Néstor Lorenzo's pre-list for Colombia's matches against Croatia on March 26 and France on March 29. Additionally, forward Plata is among Ecuador's pre-called players for the matches against Morocco (March 27) and the Netherlands (March 31).
Meanwhile, left-back Alex Sandro and defender Léo Pereira are on Brazil's pre-list. The team will face France on March 26 and Croatia on March 31 in friendlies before the World Cup, and coach Carlo Ancelotti will announce the official call-up on March 16.
Jorginho and Erick Pulgar are hopeful of joining the national teams of Italy and Chile, respectively. So far, Flamengo has not received official confirmation regarding the pre-call-up of the duo. Therefore, the club remains fully attentive to the players during this FIFA international match period.
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