Flamengo will receive Ceará in Río de Janeiro by closing 25 del Brasileirao 2022where he will try to maintain his streak of three wins in a row, counting all the tournaments in which he participates.
The “Mengao” in his last game devastated Vélez Sarsfield for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals, with a 0-4 in Argentina. At the local level, the Cariocas defeated Botafogo last day, also as a visitor, by 0-1 with a solitary goal from Arturo Vidal.
The Red and Blacks are second with 43 points and will seek to shorten the distance with Palmeiras, sole leader of the Brazilian league.
Erick Pulgar appears as a starter against the cearenses, which may mean his first duel as a star in Brazil. Dirval Junior will play with Santos; Guillermo Varela, David Luiz, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Thumb, Diego, Victor Hugo; Everton Cebolinha, Gabi Barbosa and Marinho.
On the part of “Vozao”, they arrive at the duel after falling to their city rival, Fortaleza, for the minimum account. Previously, they defeated Sao Paulo 2-1 in the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals, but ended up eliminated on penalties (3-4).
The black and white squad is complicated with relegation, since it is in 15th place with 27 points, two above Cuiabáfirst team inside the red zone of the table.
The crossing will be played this Sunday September 4 at the Maracaná Stadium starting at 10:00 a.m. in Chile (14:00 GMT).