Flamengo defends its lead in the Brazilian Championship against Sport
The Nation has already purchased more than 45 thousand tickets to support Mais Querido this Sunday (29)
By John Peter Granette - in
Flamengo is ready for another important challenge in the Brazilian Championship. This time, their opponent is Sport Recife, and they're expecting a full house. The nation will be out in force to help the "Mais Querido" maintain their lead in the national competition. The match will take place this Sunday (29), and the ball will roll at the Maracanã starting at 16 p.m.
In the last press conference before the clash valid for the 16th round of Série A, defender Léo Duarte spoke about the sequence of important games and the duel against Sport.
"Barbieri and the committee make the decisions. I want to play regularly. I'm feeling good physically, and it will be very difficult against Sport. We have to win, and we're counting on the fans' support once again."
Check out the press conference our defender gave at Ninho do Urubu on FlaTV
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Coach Mauricio Barbieri named the following players for the game against Sport.
Flamengo x Sport
In the history of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo and Sport have faced each other 20 times in Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo has won 13, drawn four, and lost three.
With nine wins in 15 games, Flamengo is the team with the most wins in this Brasileirão. Interestingly, all of Mauricio Barbieri's team's victories were without conceding a goal. Flamengo won six games 2-0, two 1-0, and one 3-0.
The last meeting between the two teams took place last year in the second round of the Brazilian Championship. Playing at Ilha do Urubu, Flamengo won 2-0 with goals from Paolo Guerrero and Everton Ribeiro.
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Tickets
More than 45 tickets have already been sold for the match against the Pernambuco team. The nation can still buy tickets to see Flamengo on the field. clicking here.
Transmission
The match between Flamengo and Sport will be broadcast exclusively on Canal Premiere for all of Brazil.
Social media coverage
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