Flamengo wants Libertadores, but to advance to the next stage they will face a series of problems; Dorival Jr will have eight absences for the confrontation against Tolima!
O Flamengowant the Liberators, but Covid-19 could derail the team’s plans in the competition. This Monday, 27, according to information from the website “Globo Esporte”, the red-black saw eight players test positive for the disease. Among the names affected are that of Diego Alves, Rodrigo Caio and Fabricio Bruno and also that of William Aaron.
That is, of the eight players who are contaminated with Covid-19, at least three athletes are absolute holders under the command of Dorival Jr. In addition to the quartet mentioned above, Flamengo will also not be able to count on little-used names, such as Kauã, Matheus França, Daniel Cabral and also Matheus Cunha.
Channel – Athletistic
In addition to the eight players who will be missing for Flamengo in the match against Tolima, other athletes will also not be available for Dorival Jr. This will be the case for Bruno Henrique, that will only return to the pitch in 2023 and also that of João Gomeswhich is suspended in this round of 16 of the Libertadores da América.
Therefore, of the considered holders, Dorival Júnior will not count on Diego Alves, Rodrigo Caio, Willian Arão, João Gomes and Bruno Henrique. With the five players, Flamengo reaches almost half a team of absences and will have to find solutions to pass the stage and get the classification for the next phase of Libertadores.
With the ten casualties, including the cases of Covid-19, suspended and injured, Flamengo goes to the round of 16 of the Libertadores da América with ten absences, with more than half being used frequently by Dorival Jr. The red-black will take to the field this Wednesday, 29, at 21:30 (Brasília time), in Colombia, when he visits Tolima, for the first leg of the most desired competition in South America.
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Source: sportbuzz
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