Pulgar to miss Flamengo’s next Brasileirão match | OneFootball

Erick Pulgar received a yellow card for a foul on Everaldo, from Fluminense

Flamengo is losing 2-0 to Fluminense this Wednesday (19th), in the 34th round of the Brasileirão. Still in the first half of the classic, the Chilean Erick Pulgar became unavailable for the next Rubro-Negro match against Red Bull Bragantino.

This happened because Pulgar committed a foul on Everaldo shortly before halftime. Thus, the yellow card adds to the warnings received in the games against Sport and São Paulo, which suspends the midfielder in the next round after the third punishment.

Who will fill Pulgar's spot?

Since returning from injury, Pulgar has established himself as a starter alongside Jorginho in the midfield of Flamengo. Thus, the natural replacement would be for Sául to take the Chilean's position, but the Spaniard is also suspended.

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Therefore, coach Filipe Luís will need to solve a big problem to field the team against Bragantino. After all, Allan and De La Cruz are injured. One of the spots, however, should be filled by Evertton Araújo. Additionally, in previous matches, the full-back Varela has played as an improvised midfielder.

When will Flamengo vs Bragantino be?

Flamengo still has 45 more minutes to seek a draw against Fluminense in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Next, the Rubro-Negro will face Red Bull Bragantino on Saturday (22nd), at Maracanã, starting at 9:30 PM (Brasília time).

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