Flamengo faces Sao Paulo in the only stadium where they lost to Paulistas

In search of reclaiming the leadership of the Brazilian Championship, Flamengo faces Sao Paulo today at 9:30 PM, with absences and in the only stadium where they suffered a defeat to Sao Paulo teams in this edition of the tournament: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP). The setback in question happened on the 14th round, against Santos, by 1-0. The goal was scored by Neymar, in a beautiful individual play at 38 minutes of the second half. However, in the other seven matches against Sao Paulo teams, the Rubro-Negro came out victorious, whether inside or outside the Maracana. The Flamengo comes to the match with four absences: Pedro, Jorginho, Leo Ortiz, and Bruno Henrique. Pedro completes two weeks today since his fracture in his right forearm. The attacker undergoes intensive treatment, and there is an expectation that he will return with his limb immobilized in two more weeks. The sling, however, will need to be approved by the referee. Leo Ortiz was rested. The defender played through pain in the last rounds, and the idea of the Flamengo medical department is to reduce the discomfort of the player in his left ankle, where he recently had ligament injury. Jorginho has a thigh injury to his right leg. The medical team does not see the situation as serious, but the midfielder still feels pain and will be evaluated daily. Meanwhile, Bruno Henrique is suspended. He received his third yellow card in the 3-0 victory over Sport, where he scored two goals. Carrascal and Everton Cebolinha are included in the squad. The big surprise in the list was the presence of Carrascal. The Colombian had suffered a rib edema against Sport and left the field in a lot of pain. However, the midfielder underwent intensive treatment and passed the test carried out yesterday morning at Ninho do Urubu. Everton ‘Cebolinha’ returns after a hip injury. His last match was on October 15, in the 3-0 victory over Botafogo. The match between Sao Paulo and Flamengo was moved to Vila Belmiro due to a series of concerts that will take place at Morumbi, home of the Tricolor. The first one, for example, will happen on November 8, with the American band Linkin Park. On November 15, the singer Dua Lipa will perform. Finally, on November 22 and 23, the British band Oasis will take the stage. Due to all these concerts, Sao Paulo will also host the match against Red Bull Bragantino on the 8th at Vila Belmiro.