In the 16th round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo returns to the field this Wednesday (23) to face RB Bragantino, at 21:30 pm, at the Cicero de Souza Marques stadium, in Bragança Paulista-SP. Mengão comes from a 1-0 victory against Fluminense, at Maracanã, last Sunday (21), and fights for another triumph to try to return to the leadership of the championship.  

Coach Filipe Luís led the last activity on Tuesday morning (22) at Ninho do Urubu. Bruno Henrique is back in the squad after serving a suspension for his third yellow card. Allan is undergoing a load control due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. 

The other players who will be unavailable for the match are: Alex Sandro (left thigh), Ayrton Lucas (wound healing), Danilo (right thigh), Erick Pulgar (fifth metatarsal of the right foot), Michael (left ankle) and Plata (right thigh). 

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Retrospect

Flamengo and RB Bragantino have faced each other 21 times in history, with the scores evenly matched. Flamengo has won seven, drawn seven, and lost seven. In the last meeting, played in last year's Brazilian Championship, Mengão won 2-1 at Maracanã, with goals from Michael and Raul (own goal). 

Where to watch

The RB Bragantino vs. Flamengo match will be broadcast live on Flamengo TV, with commentary by João Guilherme. TV Globo and Premiere will broadcast the game live (with images). 

Arbitration

Referee: Davi de Oliveira Lacerda (ES)
Assistants: Rafael da Silva Alves (RS) and Douglas Pagung (ES)
Fourth referee: Afro Rocha de Carvalho Filho (PB)
VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (GO).