Rogério will not have Pet or Love against Goiás
Injured Serbian midfielder and Love Gunner will not play this Saturday
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Flamengo will take the field this Saturday (05.06) against Goiás at 18:30 pm at Maracanã without its two biggest stars. Petkovic, already a doubt, is out for the last match before the World Cup break due to a sprained left ankle. The surprise is the absence of Vagner Love. The "Gunista do Amor" (Love's Striker) has a grade 1 injury to the hamstring of his left thigh and will not be able to defend the Flamengo.
The absences were confirmed on Friday afternoon (04.06), in the last training session before the game against Goiás. Love did not even train with the team and Petkovic continued to treat the injury with the club's Medical Department.
Rogério Lourenço hasn't yet decided on his starting lineup for the match. While he won't be able to count on Pet and Love, the coach will be counting on the return of David and Camacho, who missed the Palmeiras match last Wednesday due to suspension.
"Without a doubt, they are sorely missed by the team. Not because of the substitutes, who are also great players, but because of their individual quality. Love is our top scorer and, in addition, he helps us a lot in marking. Pet, even though he's not 100% physically, has already proven that he's above average," said Rogério Lourenço, who will also be without defender Álvaro and still doesn't know if he will have Fernando, who will be re-evaluated by the Medical Department due to swelling in his right arm.
"In the last game, against Palmeiras, I went up to try to head the ball, but Marcos went up with me to clear it. He ended up hitting my finger. It's been quite swollen ever since. I don't know if I'll be able to play. We'll do a test to get that answer," Fernando concluded.
The absences were confirmed on Friday afternoon (04.06), in the last training session before the game against Goiás. Love did not even train with the team and Petkovic continued to treat the injury with the club's Medical Department.
Rogério Lourenço hasn't yet decided on his starting lineup for the match. While he won't be able to count on Pet and Love, the coach will be counting on the return of David and Camacho, who missed the Palmeiras match last Wednesday due to suspension.
"Without a doubt, they are sorely missed by the team. Not because of the substitutes, who are also great players, but because of their individual quality. Love is our top scorer and, in addition, he helps us a lot in marking. Pet, even though he's not 100% physically, has already proven that he's above average," said Rogério Lourenço, who will also be without defender Álvaro and still doesn't know if he will have Fernando, who will be re-evaluated by the Medical Department due to swelling in his right arm.
"In the last game, against Palmeiras, I went up to try to head the ball, but Marcos went up with me to clear it. He ended up hitting my finger. It's been quite swollen ever since. I don't know if I'll be able to play. We'll do a test to get that answer," Fernando concluded.