Flamengo travels to Santa Catarina with new features
Renato, Jean and Ronaldo Angelim return to the red-black team in Sunday's match against Avaí
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - inVolta Redonda (RJ) – After a thrilling victory against Atlético-GO in Volta Redonda last Thursday, Flamengo's team is already heading out this Friday for another important challenge in the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday, the team faces Avaí at the Ressacada stadium in Santa Catarina, in another direct confrontation aiming to leave the bottom of the table.
And coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo will have reinforcements compared to the team that played midweek. Defenders Ronaldo Angelim and Jean, as well as midfielder Renato, who served suspensions in the game against Dragão, return to the group and will meet the delegation at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro.
Flamengo will depart for the South at 19 PM, with all the players who played in the midweek match, plus the new signings. The only absence is Marlon, who returns to the under-23 team, which will also play in Santa Catarina against Avaí this weekend.
Diogo is doubtful – Meanwhile, striker Diogo remains doubtful. Suffering from a sprained left ankle, the number 43 will travel to Florianópolis and will be re-evaluated in training on Saturday, the day before the match.
"We'll see. I still don't know if I'll be able to play. Of course, I hope so, but I'll be reassessed before the match," he explained.
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