After a break for the FIFA Date, Flamengo returns to the field this Sunday (14) to face Juventude, at 16 pm, at the Alfredo Jaconi stadium, for the 23rd round of the Brasileirão. Leader of the championship with 47 points and one game less, Mengão is looking for another victory to stay at the top of the classification table. 

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Coach Filipe Luís led the last activity on Saturday morning (13), at Ninho do Urubu. In addition to Léo Ortiz, suspended for the third yellow card, Rubro-Negro will have five other absences for the match. Check out the press release released by the club below:

Alex Sandro

Player already performs work on the field with physiotherapy.

Erick Thumb

With the results of the computerized tomography showing consolidation of the fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the right foot, the midfielder began physiotherapy exercises on the field this Saturday (13) morning.

Saul Ñiguez 

With the birth of his son this Saturday (13), the player trained and was released to spend the day with his family. He travels on Sunday (14) to Caxias do Sul and will be available to play against Juventude. 

Bruno Henrique

After complaining of pain after training this Saturday (13), the player will carry out a load control with a view to playing the game on Thursday (18). 

Jorginho

With a muscle edema in his left thigh, the player was ruled out of Sunday's match (14) by the club's Medical Department.

Varela

After returning from the FIFA Date with a case of pubalgia, the full-back follows the treatment schedule established by the club's Medical Department and will not travel to Caxias do Sul.

Retrospect

Flamengo and Juventude have faced each other 32 times in history, with a slight advantage for Flamengo. Flamengo has won 13 times, drawn eight times, and lost 11 times. In the first half of this year's Brasileirão, Mengão thrashed the Rio Grande do Sul team 6-0 at the Maracanã stadium. Erick Pulgar, Plata, Danilo, Arrascaeta, and Pedro (2) scored Flamengo's goals. 

Arbitration

Referee: Raphael Claus (SP)

Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Evandro de Melo Lima (SP)

VAR: Rafael Traci (SC)

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