Brasileiro | Gameweek 30

Oct 18, 2024 at 12am UK

Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho

Flamengo vs Fluminense

Match preview

Filipe Luis is still pretty new to the Flamengo manager role, but things are going well so far. His team has a perfect record since he replaced Tite.

He's known for his exceptional defending as a player, and this team has looked very sharp defensively of late. They've gone four matches without conceding a goal across all competitions.

There are only six points between them and Palmeiras in second place, but Urubu have a game in hand on all three teams above them in the table.

Flamengo have the chance to equal their longest domestic winning streak of the 2024 season on Thursday, when they play their third successive Serie A fixture.

Since losing 2-1 at home to Fortaleza on matchday 16 of their domestic campaign, Flamengo have picked up at least a point in six consecutive Brasileiro fixtures at the Maracana.

Mengao haven't lost any of their last eight games against Flu, and they've kept a clean sheet in four of those.

Fluzao have been in and out of the top half of the table throughout the 2024 campaign, with their performance dropping off significantly.

After 28 matchdays, Fluminense have 30 points, just one more than Vitoria, who are currently in the final relegation spot.

On the bright side, Mano Menezes saw his team end a three-game losing streak with their win against Cruzeiro. It was their first clean sheet in the competition since September (2-0 against São Paulo).

Fluzao have lost three of their last four away games in the league, with a 1-0 defeat at Athletico Goianiense in their last Serie A match as the visitors.

This season, they've lost seven times in the Brazilian top flight when scoring first, dropping 18 points as a result.

It's been a while since they beat Flamengo at the Maracana. The last time was in September 2022, when they came away with a 2-1 win.

Recent Performance

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Injuries and suspensions

Flamengo

17 Matías Viña

26 Alex Sandro

11 Everton

7 Luiz Araújo

9 Pedro

22 Carlinhos

Fluminense

4 Ignácio

3 Thiago Silva

16 Nonato

18 Lelê

Possible starting lineups

Flamengo possible starting lineup:

Rossi; Varela, Ortiz, Pereira, Ayrton; Pulgar, De la Cruz; Gerson, De Arrascaeta, Henrique; Barbosa

Fluminense possible starting lineup:

Fabio; Xavier, Manoel, Santos, Marcelo; Martinelli, Hugo; Arias, Ganso, Lima; Elias