On the morning of this Saturday (14), Flamengo held the last training session, at Ninho do Urubu, aiming at the game against Sport, which will be played tomorrow (15), at 16 pm, at the Raulino de Oliveira Stadium, in Volta Redonda. It is worth noting that, until the end of August, the Maracanã lawn will be undergoing a period of renovations. The clash between the Rubro-Negro from Rio de Janeiro and the Pernambuco is valid for the 16th round of the Brasileirão.

Coach Renato Gaúcho led a tactical exercise with the red-and-black squad. Defender Gustavo Henrique was absent from training, as he returned to the training center with some viral symptoms and was immediately isolated for testing. Player Bruno Viana, after new negative COVID-19 tests, was reinstated to the squad and is available for this Sunday's match.

Flamengo and Sport have faced each other 52 times, with Mengão having the upper hand. They have won 26, drawn 15, and lost 3. In the last meeting between the teams, "Mais Querido" came out on top, winning 0-2020 at Ilha do Retiro in the XNUMX Brazilian Championship. Gabi, Bruno Henrique, and Pedro scored the winning goals for Flamengo.