Looking to maintain their excellent run in the Brasileirão, Flamengo will take to the field this Sunday (26) to face Atlético-MG, at 20:30 pm, at Arena MRV, for the 13th round of the national competition. The Rubro-Negro come from a 2-0 victory against Bahia, in the last round, at Maracanã, and will go all out to achieve another triumph to stay close to the leader Palmeiras. 

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For the match, Flamengo is expected to field its starting lineup. Jorginho, recovered from injury, could be a new addition to the starting eleven. However, coach Leonardo Jardim will be without three players. Carrascal and Erick Pulgar are still serving suspensions, in addition to Lucas Paquetá, who continues to recover from a thigh edema. De La Cruz remained in Rio de Janeiro due to the synthetic turf at Arena MRV. 

Retrospect

Flamengo and Atlético-MG have faced each other 133 times throughout history, with Flamengo holding the advantage. They have won 55 times, drawn 35 times, and Atlético-MG has won 43 times. The last match between the teams ended in a 1-1 draw at Arena MRV, in last year's Brasileirão. Bruno Henrique scored Flamengo's goal. 

Flamengo has an 80,5% success rate since Leonardo Jardim's arrival. Under the Portuguese coach, the "Mais Querido" (Most Beloved) has played 12 games (9 wins/2 draws/1 loss), scoring 24 goals and conceding 8. The team kept a clean sheet in six of those 12 games. Pedro is the top scorer of the Leonardo Jardim era, with 7 goals.   

Arbitration

Referee: Rafael Klein (RS)
Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Maira Mastella Moreira (RS)
VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (GO).

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